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Not just this but he is also a winner of the different and the big awards as well. Bombay has become a perennial source of inspiration in his writings. In mistrys second novel, a fine balance, the abuses of political power threaten to destroy the dignity of the individual. Analytical essay on the narrative style of a fine balance.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. He graduated with a degree in mathematics from the university of bombay in 1974, and emigrated to canada with his wife the following year, settling in toronto, where he worked as a bank clerk, studying english and philosophy parttime at the university of toronto and completing his second degree in 1982. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are maneck kohlah, omprakash darji. Is nusswan presented entirely as a villain, or does he have redeeming features. Moreover, although most of the events in the novel take place in the mid1970s. A novel set in india during the emergency, by the author of such a long journey. Rohinton mistry is a very good literature writer as well.
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