Stephen Alter





Stephen Alter

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STEPHEN ALTER is the son of American missionaries to the Himalayas, and was raised in India. The author of seven books for adults, he is the former Writer-in-Residence at MIT, and a recipient of a Fulbright grant. He currently lives in India with his wife, where he is researching his newest book for adults—a behind the scenes look at the world of Bollywood.


Average rating: 3.44 · 145 ratings · 31 reviews · 24 distinct works
Ghost Letters
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Fantasies of a Bollywood Lo...
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2007
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The Phantom Isles
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Amritsar to Lahore: A Journ...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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All The Way To Heaven: An A...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2001
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Elephas Maximus: A Portrait...
3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004
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Elephas Maximus
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004
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The Penguin Book Of Modern ...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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Island Of The Phantoms
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