Vikram Chandra | |
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Born | 23 July 1961 |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Kenyon College Pomona College (BA) Columbia University School of the Arts Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Years active | 1993–present |
Notable works | Sacred Games |
Spouse | Melanie Abrams (divorced) |
Parents | Kamna Chandra |
Relatives | Tanuja Chandra (sister) Anupama Chopra (sister) Zuni Chopra (niece) Agni Chopra (nephew) |
Vikram Chandra (born 23 July 1961) is an Indian-American writer. His first novel, Red Earth and Pouring Rain, won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book.[1]