Annotation
For use in schools and libraries only. In mid-1970s India, after a "state of internal emergency" is declared, four diverse people--a widowed seamstress, a student, and a man and his nephew who have fled their village--find their lives inextricably intertwined.
Author Notes
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay and now lives near Toronto. His first novel, Such a Long Journey, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and received, among other awards, the Governor General's Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book of the Year. A Fine Balance is his second novel, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction, the Giller Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize as well as a Booker Prize finalist. Mistry is also the author of Swimming Lessons, a collection of short stories.
Characters
| Name | Dalal, Dina |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Seamstress |
| Trait | Widow |
| Name | Kohlah, Maneck |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | College student |
| Name | Darji, Ishvar |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Name | Darji, Omprakash |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Genre | Historical Sociological Fiction |
| Topics | Poverty Caste system Government corruption Forced sterilization Friendship |
| Setting | India Unnamed city Seaside |