FTP, name this Indian-born author of A Suitable Boy.
This man's "The Crocodile and the Monkey" is one of the ten verse tales that comprises his book of fables, Beastly Tales from Here and There; two of the tales are set in his make-believe world of Gup.  The following year, he released a translation of assorted poems by Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Tu Fu.  Most recently the author of Two Lives, he once wrote a libretto based on the story of Arion and the dolphin before taking five years to complete a novel about the attempted revival of a love affair between pianist Julia McNicholl and violinist Michael Holme, entitled An Equal Music.  He also had success with his poetry collection Mappings and his verse novel set in San Francisco, The Golden Gate, but is best known for a very long novel about Lata's search for the right husband.  FTP, name this Indian-born author of A Suitable Boy.
This man's "The Crocodile and the Monkey" is one of the ten verse tales that comprises his book of fables, Beastly Tales from Here
Vikram Seth