Beastly Tales

Vikram Seth was born in 1952. He trained as an economist and has lived for several years each in England, California, China and India. He is the author of A Suitable Boy, which was an international number one bestseller, An Equal Music and several other novels. He has also written five volumes of poetry including Beastly Tales. Vikram Seth was born in 1952. He trained as an economist and has lived for several years each in England, California, China and India. He is the author of A Suitable Boy, which was an international number one bestseller, An Equal Music and several other novels. He has also written five volumes of poetry including Beastly Tales. Fiona Shaw is a leading Irish actress who regularly appears in London theatre. She has had roles in films ranging from the Harry Potter series to The Black Dahlia. Andrew Sachs has performed widely in stage, film and television. Television work includes Manuel in Fawlty Tower, Einstein in Horizon Special: Einstein, Peter Pryce in Jack of Hearts, and Joseph in Silent Witness. He also does commentating, radio work (winner of the Sony Radio Awards 1989 Best Actor) and numerous voice-overs and audiobooks (Performer of the Year, the Spoken Word Awards 1999).