by Rohinton Mistry · Faber and Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571230587
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«A Fine Balance» is the novel by Rohinton Mistry, published by Faber and Faber in paperback (614 pages, in English).
Set in India in the mid-1970s, the novel follows four characters from different backgrounds who are brought together after the declaration of a state of emergency. Their stories intertwine in a coastal city marked by political turmoil, as Mistry composes a choral portrait of Indian society with humour, compassion and harshness.
The work was originally published in 1995; among its honours are the Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and a nomination for the Booker Prize.
A work suitable for reading groups and readers of literary and historical fiction, especially those seeking narratives set in India.
Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He has been the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012. Each of his three novels was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. All 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.
