The Secret Sanctuary

Stephen Alter Lives In The Hill Station Of Mussoorie, Where He Was Born And Raised. He Writes Books Both For Adults And Younger Readers. Most Of His Work Focuses On Nature, Particularly In The Himalaya. His Most Recent Book, The Cobra’S Gaze: Exploring India’S Wild Heritage, Is All About Wildlife And Wild Places In Different Parts Of India. Stephen Alter Is The Author Of More Than Twenty Books Of Fiction And Non-Fiction. Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth, A Work Of Non-Fiction, Received The 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award In The Mountain Environment And Natural History Category. His Memoir, Becoming A Mountain: Himalayan Journeys In Search Of The Sacred And The Sublime, Received The Kekoo Naoroji Award For Himalayaniterature. In The Jungles Of The Night: A Novel About Jim Corbett, Was Shortlisted For The Dsc South Asianiterature Award. Hisatest Work Includes Death In Shambles And Birdwatching: A Novel. Alter Has Taught At The American University In Cairo, Egypt, Where He Was Director Of The Writing Program For Seven Years. Following This, He Was Writer-In-Residence At Mit For Ten Years. Among The Honours He Has Received Are Fellowships From The Guggenheim Foundation, The Fulbright Program, The East West Centre In Hawaii, And The Banff Centre For Mountain Culture. He Is Also The Founding Director Of The Mussoorie Mountain Festival. His Memoir, Becoming A Mountain: Himalayan Journeys In Search Of The Sacred And The Sublime, Won The Kekoo Naoroji Book Award For Himalayan Literature. In The Jungles Of The Night, A Novel About Jim Corbett, Was Shortlisted For The Dsc Prize For South Asian Literature. His Latest Work Includes The Cobra’S Gaze: Exploring India’S Wild Heritage, Death In Shambles: A Hill Station Mystery, And Birdwatching: A Novel Which Won The 2023 Greenlitfest Book Of The Year. Among The Honours He Has Received Are Fellowships From The Guggenheim Foundation, The Fulbright Program, The East-West Center In Hawaii, And The Banff Centre For Mountain Culture. In The Jungles Of The Night: A Novel About Jim Corbett Was Shortlisted For The Dsc South Asianiterature Award. Hisatest Work Includes Death In Shambles And Birdwatching: A Novel Which Won The 2023 Greenit Fest Book Of The Year.