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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.
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A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- A Fine Balance
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rohinton Mistry
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 728
- ISBN10
- 0771060548
- ISBN13
- 9780771060540
- 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
- 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.