▁London , ▁Vienna , ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Greek ▁island ▁of ▁Les bos . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁novel ▁was ▁published ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁portrait ▁of ▁E . M . ▁For ster ▁was ▁painted ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 9 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁has ▁twice ▁been ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁son ▁and ▁two ▁grands ons . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁never ▁stopped ▁painting ▁and ▁writing , ▁and ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁writing ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁of ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁st aring ▁with ▁delight ▁at ▁the ▁Seven ▁Sister s , ▁garden ing , ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁paint ings ▁he ▁feels ▁he ▁has ▁stri ven ▁to ▁create ▁throughout ▁his ▁life ▁– ▁recently ▁described ▁in ▁The ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁How ▁to ▁Sp end ▁It ▁magazine ▁as ▁" mus cular , ▁power fully ▁en vis aged ▁o ils ", ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁" a ▁remarkable ▁Indian ▁summer ". ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁his ▁planned ▁ 3 - part ▁aut obi ography ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁published ▁( Qu art et ▁Books , ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ ▁Back ing ▁into ▁Light : ▁ ▁My ▁Father ' s ▁Son ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 ▁dec ades ▁of ▁his ▁event ful ▁life ▁through ▁his ▁w art ime ▁boy hood ▁domin ated ▁by ▁his ▁ ▁ra uc ous , ▁woman ising ▁but ▁irre press ible ▁father , ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁success es ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 6