A Fine Balance

RohintonMistryisconsideredtobeoneoftheforemostauthorsofIndianheritagewritinginEnglish.ResidinginBrampton,Ontario,Canada,MistrybelongstotheParsiZoroastrianreligiousminority.Mistry’sfirstnovel,SuchaLongJourney(1991),broughthimnationalandinternationalrecognition.Mistry’ssubsequentnovelshaveachievedthesamelevelofrecognitionashisfirst.Hissecondnovel,AFineBalance(1995),concernsfourpeoplefromBombaywhostrugglewithfamilyandworkagainstthebackdropofthepoliticalunrestinIndiaduringthemid-1970s.ThebookwonCanada’sGillerPrize,theCommonwealthWritersAward,andtheLosAngelesTimesBookAward.ItwasnominatedfortheIMPACDublinLiteraryAwardandwasafinalistfortheBookerPrize.