A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on November 30, 2001, is a first edition novel comprising 624 pages. Set in 1975 in an unnamed coastal city in India, the story unfolds during a time of political turmoil following the government’s declaration of a State of Emergency. The narrative follows four strangers—a spirited widow, a young student, and two tailors—who are forced to share a cramped apartment, navigating the complexities of their uncertain futures amidst the backdrop of societal upheaval.
Readers will find a rich exploration of the human spirit as the characters transition from distrust to friendship and ultimately to love. The novel presents a vivid portrayal of the cruelty and corruption of the time, while also highlighting themes of dignity and heroism. With elements of fiction, literary depth, and historical context, A Fine Balance offers an enduring panorama that reflects the struggles and resilience of its characters in a challenging environment.
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With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers–a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village–will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future.
As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.
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