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The novel gives us a vivid picture of life for members of the untouchable caste in remote villages. Set in the mid1970s in india, a fine balance tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil soon after the government declares a state of internal emergency. In the tiny flat of the widowed dina dalal, two tailors and a young student struggle to put together a new life of sorts amid the crisis, and in the course of doing so encounter a vivid cast of characters. Bombay has become a perennial source of inspiration in his writings. Rohinton mistry has been compared to dickens in his finest years when he was able so profoundly to look at the human spirit juxtaposed against the inhumane conditions. A fine balance by rohinton mistry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A fine balance by rohinton mistry the book satchel. Oct 14, 2006 discover book depositorys huge selection of rohinton mistry books online. But these are not the reasons i love the book so much. With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of charles dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty. A fine balance not only are its characters subjected to like, the bleakest set of circumstances ever, but then those circumstances are presented to the reader with such an alarming degree of authorial detachment that you almost have to wonder whether mistry himselffed up with the unending series of hardships his characters are required to.
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