Rohinton Mistry
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Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay in 1952 and immigrated to Canada in 1975. He began writing stories in 1983 while a student at the University of Toronto. His books recount everyday life in India. Titles include Tales From Firozsha Baag, a collection of short stories, and A Fine Balance, a novel. toon meer Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, received several awards, including the Governor General's Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. It was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize and for the Trillium Award. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Rohinton Mistry
Searching for Stevenson 3 exemplaren
The Ghost of Firozsha Baag 1 exemplaar
Passages 1 exemplaar
"Condolence Visit," "Lend Me Your Light" and "The Collectors" [I] in Coming Attractions (Vol. 4) (1st Edition) (1986) 1 exemplaar
Fine Balance *Oprah #44 1 exemplaar
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Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Medewerker — 73 exemplaren
Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses A Fine Balance, the Novel by Rohinton Mistry (Bookclub in a Box) (2005) 11 exemplaren
SHIVERS: House Party at Smoky Island; August; Coffins for Two; The Money Box; The Charlottetown Banquet; The… (1989) — Medewerker — 9 exemplaren
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1952-07-03
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- India (birth)
Canada (immigrated) - Land (voor op de kaart)
- India
- Geboorteplaats
- Bombay, India
- Woonplaatsen
- Mumbai, India
Brampton, Ontario, Canada - Opleiding
- University of Mumbai (BA | 1975 | St. Xavier's College | Mathematics ā Economics)
University of Toronto (BA | English | Philosophy) - Beroepen
- writer
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Timothy Findley Award (2005)
Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2012) - Agent
- Lucinda Vardey (Lucinda Vardey Agency)
Leden
Discussies
A Fine Balance Group Read: July 2013 in 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (augustus 2013)
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All Things India (3)
1970s Narratives (1)
Booker Prize (3)
BBC Big Read (1)
AP Lit (1)
Sense of place (1)
Asia (1)
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- ISBNs
- 176
- Talen
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