Published in 1995, it follows the journeys of four characters whose paths meet in a city by the sea. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.' The Guardian (U.K.) 'This novel has the courage to remember and to reaffirm who we are, one by oâ‰ it continues, in the tradition of the great novels, to celebrate the luminous and unquenchable human spirit.' Globe and Mail 'Few have caught the real sorrow and inexplicable strength of India, the unaccountable crookedness and sweetness, as well as Mistry.' Time 'A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.â€¦' The Independent (U.K.) 'An astonishing novelâ€¦full of wisdom and laughter and the touches of the unexpectedly familiar through which literature illuminates life.' Wall Street Journal 'A work of statureâ€¦in scope, insight, and above all compassion for human beings.' Montreal Gazette 'Those who continue to harp on the inevitable decline of the novel ought toâ€¦consider Rohinton Mistry.' New York Times Book Review of Books 'The story unfolds with the grace and beauty of a butterfly's wingâ€¦extraordinary.' The Times (U.K.) 'Mistry has demonstrated once again the enduring power of fiction to make sense of it all simply by telling a storyâ€¦Read it.' Vancouver Sun 'Every word of it seems like a fleck of brilliant light on a dancing ocean.â€¦A major achievement.' Scotland on Sunday 'A compelling book that manages the rare feat of being both entertaining and compassionate.' India Today 'Compulsively readabâ‰¤ also funny, intensely moving and, like Bombay, pullulating with humanity.' The Independent (U.K.) 'Impossible to put down. /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2fa-fine-balance2fauthor2frohinton-mistry2ffirst-edition2f&. 2A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistrys second novel. Published in 1995 it won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and the Giller Prize. 'A masterpiece of illumination and grace. His second novel, A Fine Balance (1995), concerns four people from Bombay who struggle with family and work against the backdrop of the political unrest in. A Fine Balance is the second novel by Rohinton Mistry.

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