Rohinton Mistry A Fine Balance 2006 Faber 2006

Synopsis

<p><b>'A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.'</b> <i>Independent</i><br> <br> <b>India, 1975</b>. <b>An unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency. Amidst a backdrop of wild political turmoil, the lives of four unlikely strangers collide forever.</b><br> <br> An epic panorama of modern India in all its corruption, violence, and heroism, <i><b>A Fine Balance</b></i> is <b>Rohinton Mistry's</b> prize-winning masterpiece: a Dickensian modern classic brimming with compassion, humour, and insight - and a hymn to the human spirit in an inhuman state.<br> <br> <b>'A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.'</b> <i>Guardian</i><br> <b>'Magical.'</b> <i>New York Times</i><br> <b>'Monumental.'</b> <i>Time</i><br> '<b>Astonishing</b>.' <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br> <br> <b>What readers are saying:</b><br> <br> <b>'One of the most layered and beautifully executed books I've ever read ... Easily one of my all time favourite books!'</b><br> <br> <b>'Many say that the mark of a good book is that it stays with you; well, I read this several years ago and I still find myself thinking of the characters ... Beautiful.'</b><br> <br> <b>'What a storyteller, what a wide canvas he covers of India ... Wonderful.'</b><br> <br> <b>'One of the best and most entertaining books I have ever read ... I can't recommend it highly enough.'</b><br> <br> <b>'Often heartbreaking, always evocative ... A book to savour rather than to gallop through.'</b><br> <br> <b>'One of the best books I've read ... Not a book for the faint-hearted, but it is a book with a big heart.'</b></p>