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A Fine Balance
The epic modern classic|
CHF 8.00 |
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| Verlag: | Faber & Faber UK |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 20.11.2008 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780571248247 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 624 |
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Beschreibungen
'A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.'Independent
'A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.' Guardian
India, 1975. 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.
An epic panorama of modern India in all its corruption, violence, and heroism, A Fine Balanceis Rohinton Mistry's prize-winning masterpiece: a Dickensian modern classic brimming with compassion, humour, and insight - and a hymn to the human spirit in an inhuman state.
'Magical.'New York Times
'Monumental.'Time
'Astonishing.' Wall Street Journal
What readers are saying:
'One of the most layered and beautifully executed books I've ever read ... Easily one of my all time favourite books!'
'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.'
'What a storyteller, what a wide canvas he covers of India ... Wonderful.'
'One of the best and most entertaining books I have ever read ... I can't recommend it highly enough.'
'Often heartbreaking, always evocative ... A book to savour rather than to gallop through.'
'One of the best books I've read ... Not a book for the faint-hearted, but it is a book with a big heart.'
'A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.' Guardian
India, 1975. 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.
An epic panorama of modern India in all its corruption, violence, and heroism, A Fine Balanceis Rohinton Mistry's prize-winning masterpiece: a Dickensian modern classic brimming with compassion, humour, and insight - and a hymn to the human spirit in an inhuman state.
'Magical.'New York Times
'Monumental.'Time
'Astonishing.' Wall Street Journal
What readers are saying:
'One of the most layered and beautifully executed books I've ever read ... Easily one of my all time favourite books!'
'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.'
'What a storyteller, what a wide canvas he covers of India ... Wonderful.'
'One of the best and most entertaining books I have ever read ... I can't recommend it highly enough.'
'Often heartbreaking, always evocative ... A book to savour rather than to gallop through.'
'One of the best books I've read ... Not a book for the faint-hearted, but it is a book with a big heart.'
Rohinton Mistry is the author of a collection of short stories,
Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987), and three novels that were
all shortlisted for the Booker Prize:
Such a Long Journey (1991),
A Fine Balance(1996), and
Family Matters (2002). His fiction has won, among other awards, the Commonwealth Writers
Prize for Best Book (twice), The Los Angeles Times
Award,
The GillerPrize, The Governor-General's
Award, and the Royal Society of Literature's Winifred Holtby
Award. In translation, his work has been published in over
thirty-five languages. In 2011, his body of work was shortlisted for the
2011 Man Booker International Prize. Born in
Bombay, Mistry has lived in
Canada since 1975.
Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987), and three novels that were
all shortlisted for the Booker Prize:
Such a Long Journey (1991),
A Fine Balance(1996), and
Family Matters (2002). His fiction has won, among other awards, the Commonwealth Writers
Prize for Best Book (twice), The Los Angeles Times
Award,
The GillerPrize, The Governor-General's
Award, and the Royal Society of Literature's Winifred Holtby
Award. In translation, his work has been published in over
thirty-five languages. In 2011, his body of work was shortlisted for the
2011 Man Booker International Prize. Born in
Bombay, Mistry has lived in
Canada since 1975.
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