Rohinton Mistry
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Sobre l'autor
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay in 1952 and immigrated to Canada in 1975. He began writing stories in 1983 while a student at the University of Toronto. His books recount everyday life in India. Titles include Tales From Firozsha Baag, a collection of short stories, and A Fine Balance, a novel. mostra'n més Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, received several awards, including the Governor General's Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. It was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize and for the Trillium Award. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Rohinton Mistry
Searching for Stevenson 3 exemplars
The Ghost of Firozsha Baag 1 exemplars
Passages 1 exemplars
"Condolence Visit," "Lend Me Your Light" and "The Collectors" [I] in Coming Attractions (Vol. 4) (1st Edition) (1986) 1 exemplars
Fine Balance *Oprah #44 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Col·laborador — 73 exemplars
Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses A Fine Balance, the Novel by Rohinton Mistry (Bookclub in a Box) (2005) 11 exemplars
SHIVERS: House Party at Smoky Island; August; Coffins for Two; The Money Box; The Charlottetown Banquet; The… (1989) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1952-07-03
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- India (birth)
Canada (immigrated) - País (per posar en el mapa)
- India
- Lloc de naixement
- Bombay, India
- Llocs de residència
- Mumbai, India
Brampton, Ontario, Canada - Educació
- University of Mumbai (BA | 1975 | St. Xavier's College | Mathematics ∙ Economics)
University of Toronto (BA | English | Philosophy) - Professions
- writer
- Premis i honors
- Timothy Findley Award (2005)
Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2012) - Agent
- Lucinda Vardey (Lucinda Vardey Agency)
Membres
Converses
A Fine Balance Group Read: July 2013 a 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (agost 2013)
Ressenyes
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Favourite Books (1)
Unread books (1)
1990s (1)
Big Jubilee List (1)
To Read (1)
BBC Big Read (1)
Booker Prize (3)
Urban Fiction (1)
Five star books (2)
A Novel Cure (1)
All Things India (3)
AP Lit (1)
BBC Big Read (1)
Sense of place (1)
Asia (1)
1970s Narratives (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 14
- També de
- 13
- Membres
- 14,103
- Popularitat
- #1,634
- Valoració
- 4.2
- Ressenyes
- 349
- ISBN
- 176
- Llengües
- 16
- Preferit
- 105
The book is grim and has moments of utter despair, pure bad luck, and unfairness. There are despicable characters, horrible deaths, and plenty of squalor. Usually I can't stomach a book like this. However, Mistry somehow balances this with some good, some lighthearted moments, and impressive writing. I was completely invested from the first chapter and just had to see where it was all going to end up. I don't think, in a book like this, it's a spoiler to say that things do not end well for all the characters. It's clear from the get go that a book this realistic will not have a fairy tale ending - though I did keep hoping for one. And I suppose that's where the title comes in. Life is "a fine balance" of hope and despair. In 1970s India, if Mistry's portrayal is at all accurate, this is all too true.… (més)