A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance

Published:
2010-10-29
Categories:
ISBN:
9781551991382
Meeting:
FBC Recommended R2.012
Chosen by:
Gwen
Pages:
628
Language:
English
File size (e-book):
2.4 MB

Description:

A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry’s stunning internationally acclaimed bestseller, is set in mid-1970s India.  It tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil soon after the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency.”  Through days of bleakness and hope, their circumstances – and their fates – become inextricably linked in ways no one could have foreseen.  Mistry’s prose is alive with enduring images and a cast of unforgettable characters.  Written with compassion, humour, and insight, A Fine Balance is a vivid, richly textured, and powerful novel written by one of the most gifted writers of our time.

Author Details:

Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He has been the recipient of many awards including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012. Each of his first three novels was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His novels to date have been set in India, told from the perspective of Parsis, and explore themes of family life, poverty, discrimination, and the corrupting influence of society.