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Set in mid-1970s India, a subtle and compelling narrative about four unlikely characters who come together in circumstances no one could have foreseen soon after the government declares a 'State of Internal Emergency'. It is a breathtaking achievement: panoramic yet humane, intensely political yet rich with local delight.
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A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- A Fine Balance
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rohinton Mistry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 057127658X
- ISBN13
- 9780571276585
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family, Politics, Friendship, Realistic Fiction, Asia, India, Fate, Poverty, Indian Literature, 1980s, Bombay, Castes, Caste System
- First published
- 1995
- Original title
- A Fine Balance
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- Set in mid-1970s India, a subtle and compelling narrative about four unlikely characters who come together in circumstances no one could have foreseen soon after the government declares a 'State of Internal Emergency'. It is a breathtaking achievement: panoramic yet humane, intensely political yet rich with local delight.