Mussoorie Writers: I. Allen Sealy reads from THE EVEREST HOTEL
The Chakkar will occasionally feature special videos made for Mussoorie Writers with permission on our website. Here is ‘Book Bytes’, featuring I. Allan Sealy reading from his 1998 novel, The Everest Hotel
“At the edge of the grove is an old frangipani. Its fat, half-human fingers tipped with creamy flowers. Little by little, a figure has been approaching this tree in its dance.”
An author of fiction and nonfiction, Allan Sealy was born in Allahabad and now resides in Uttarakhand. His novel The Everest Hotel was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize. He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2012. Sealy is featured in this short clip of the ‘Book Bytes; series from Mussoorie Writers, where he reads an excerpt from his award-winning work and reflects on what it means to be a writer.
Mussoorie Writers was founded in 2005 with the objective of celebrating Mussoorie’s literary heritage and encouraging an interest in books and natural history. In collaboration with the Hanifl Centre for Outdoor and Environmental Study at Woodstock School, Mussoorie Writers is committed to focusing attention on the Himalayas, as a source of inspiration and inquiry, for authors and readers from India and abroad. Check out MussoorieWriters.com.
