Rohinton Mistry
Indian-Canadian novelist whose fiction depicts Parsi life in Bombay with Dickensian scope and compassion. A Fine Balance is widely regarded as a masterpiece of postcolonial literature. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize multiple times.
Works
- A Fine BalanceFour characters navigate poverty and political turbulence in India
- Such a Long JourneyIndian man juggles military service and family secrets
- Family MattersAging father's medical crises strain Parsi family relationships
- Swimming LessonsStory collection capturing Parsi life and experience
- Tales from Firozsha BaagConnected stories of residents in Bombay apartment building