Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He has been the recipient of many awards including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012. Each of his first three novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His novels to date 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.
Books by Rohinton Mistry
3 books available
Family Matters
by Rohinton Mistry
4.0(21,311)
When a frail patriarch's broken ankle forces him into his devoted daughter's cramped home, the hidden weaknesses in a Bombay family's compassion, integrity, and faith are exposed.
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
4.3(129,262)
In 1975 India, as a state of emergency unravels society, four strangers—a feisty widow, a displaced student, and two village tailors—forge an unlikely family amidst the chaos, clinging to dignity and hope in a cramped apartment.
Such a Long Journey
by Rohinton Mistry
4.0(9,734)
In chaotic 1971 Bombay, a bank clerk's life spirals into danger and political deceit as he navigates family crises and the birth of a new nation.