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About Ved Mehta

Ved Mehta was the author of twenty-seven books, including the autobiographical series Continents of Exile. A MacArthur Prize fellow and member of the British Royal Society of Literature, Ved Mehta worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker from 1961-1994 and taught writing at numerous colleges and universities. Three obituaries below in Recent News remember his life and recognize his work. Read more...

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