A fine balance
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Published:
New York : Vintage International, 1997.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Vintage International edition.
Physical Desc:
603 pages ; 21 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400030651, 140003065X (pbk.) :, 140003065X :, 9781400030651 :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.8, 36 Points
Level 5.8, 36 Points
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1995.
Description
The setting of Mistry's quietly magnificent second novel (after the acclaimed Such a Long Journey) is India in 1975-76, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, defying a court order calling for her resignation, declares a state of emergency and imprisons the parliamentary opposition as well as thousands of students, teachers, trade unionists and journalists. These events, along with the government's forced sterilization campaign, serve as backdrop for an intricate tale of four ordinary people struggling to survive. Naive college student Maneck Kohlah, whose parents' general store is failing, rents a room in the house of Dina Dalal, a 40-ish widowed seamstress. Dina acquires two additional boarders: hapless but enterprising itinerant tailor Ishvar Darji and his nephew Omprakash, whose father, a village untouchable, was murdered as punishment for crossing caste boundaries.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Mistry, R. (1997). A fine balance. First Vintage International edition. Vintage International.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-. 1997. A Fine Balance. Vintage International.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-, A Fine Balance. Vintage International, 1997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mistry, Rohinton. A Fine Balance. First Vintage International edition. Vintage International, 1997.
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