He simply relates the story, clearly, honestly, with delicacy and brutality. Rohinton Mistry is a writer whos talent is so masterful that you barely notice his presence. ©1995 Rohinton Mistry (P)2001 Books on Tape, Inc. Due to the excess weight ofthis volume, extra shipping charges will apply on international air. 8vo, cream cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Toronto): McClelland and Stewart, Ltd., (1995). Discover the English Audiobook at Audible. A Fine Balance (Oprahs Book Club) by Mistry. by Robert Sterne, who handled casting on shows such as “Game of Thrones” and “The Crown.”Ĭanadian author Mistry’s novel “Such a Long Journey” was also adapted for the screen, with the 1998 movie starring veteran British-Indian actor Roshan Seth. A Fine Balance as its meant to be heard, narrated by John Lee.
The story was adapted for the stage by the U.K.’s Tamasha Theatre Company in 20, and the BBC recently dramatized the book for a radio play that was released in 2021.Įxploratory casting for the series has already begun in the U.K. It was selected by Oprah’s Book Club - which was, at the time in 2001, a rare feat for a Canadian novel - and also won the 1996 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book Overall. Since its publication, the book has earned a reputation as one of the foremost novels about India post-Independence. The story - which centers on a rich widow, two tailors and a young student from vastly different parts of Indian society whose lives intersect in a tiny apartment - traverses the political landscape in India from the country’s independence in 1947 through to the 21-month state of emergency called by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi between 19.
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