Displaying 1 of 1 1995 Format: Book Author: Mistry, Rohinton, 1952- Title: A fine balance / Rohinton Mistry. Publisher, Date: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, c1995. Description: 809 p. ; 18 cm. Summary: The setting is India in 1975-76, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, defying a court order calling for her resignation, declares a state of emergency and imprisons the parliamentary opposition as well as thousands of students, teachers, trade unionists and journalists. These events, along with the government's forced sterilization campaign, serve as backdrop for an intricate tale of four ordinary people struggling to survive. Subjects: Political persecution -- Fiction Political stability -- Fiction Friendship -- Fiction Apartment houses -- India -- Fiction City and town life -- Fiction India -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction Genre: Domestic fiction Historical fiction. Notes: Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, 1996. Winner of the Giller Prize, 1995. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 1995. Shortlisted for the 2002 Canada Reads competition. LCCN: 95049317 ISBN: 9780771034800 (pbk.) Other Number: 670439729 System Availability: 28 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 28 Control Number: 168200 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 22 # System items in: 22 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
