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‘A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.’ Independent
India, 1975. An unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency. Amidst a backdrop of wild political turmoil, the lives of four unlikely strangers collide forever.
An epic panorama of modern India in all its corruption, violence, and heroism, A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistry’s prize-winning masterpiece: a Dickensian modern classic brimming with compassion, humour, and insight – and a hymn to the human spirit in an inhuman state.
‘A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.’ Guardian
‘Magical.’ New York Times
‘Monumental.’ Time
‘Astonishing.’ Wall Street Journal
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‘One of the most layered and beautifully executed books I’ve ever read … Easily one of my all time favourite books!’
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‘What a storyteller, what a wide canvas he covers of India … Wonderful.’
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‘Often heartbreaking, always evocative … A book to savour rather than to gallop through.’
‘One of the best books I’ve read … Not a book for the faint-hearted, but it is a book with a big heart.’
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In the tiny flat of the widowed Dina Dalal, Ishvar and Omprakesh Darji, tailors who have been forced from the country into the city, and young student Maneck Kohlah are painfully putting together a new life, and making a family of sorts amidst crisis.
| Weight | 0.497 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.6 × 3.7 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 614 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Main |
| Dewey | 813.54 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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