by Rohinton Mistry · Distribooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596145836
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«Das Gleichgewicht der Welt» is the novel by Rohinton Mistry, published by Distribooks in paperback (862 pages, in German).
Set in Bombay in 1975, the novel interweaves the fates of Dina Dalal, an independent widow; Maneck Kohlah, a student from the Himalayas; and tailors Ishvar and Omprakash Darji, fleeing rural oppression. Amid political tension and everyday life, their bonds of friendship and solidarity offer a human portrait of balance in the midst of chaos.
German translation of the English original 'A Fine Balance', by Matthias Müller. Winner of the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
For readers with German proficiency interested in social fiction about India; common in book clubs.
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.
