Rohinton Mistry

3 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction

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

A Fine Balance
Rohinton Mistry
4.3 (129k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
Family Matters
Rohinton Mistry
4.0 (21k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
Such a Long Journey
Rohinton Mistry
4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.