Rohinton Mistry
Author of A Fine Balance
About the Author
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. show more 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) show less
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Works by Rohinton Mistry
Searching for Stevenson 3 copies
The Ghost of Firozsha Baag 1 copy
Passages 1 copy
"Condolence Visit," "Lend Me Your Light" and "The Collectors" [I] in Coming Attractions (Vol. 4) (1st Edition) (1986) 1 copy
Fine Balance *Oprah #44 1 copy
Associated Works
Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Contributor — 73 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1952-07-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- India (birth)
Canada (immigrated) - Country (for map)
- India
- Birthplace
- Bombay, India
- Places of residence
- Mumbai, India
Brampton, Ontario, Canada - Education
- University of Mumbai (BA | 1975 | St. Xavier's College | Mathematics ∙ Economics)
University of Toronto (BA | English | Philosophy) - Occupations
- writer
- Awards and honors
- Timothy Findley Award (2005)
Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2012) - Agent
- Lucinda Vardey (Lucinda Vardey Agency)
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A Fine Balance Group Read: July 2013 in 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (August 2013)
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 13
- Members
- 14,156
- Popularity
- #1,626
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 350
- ISBNs
- 176
- Languages
- 16
- Favorited
- 105