The novel itself does not possess dramatic rises and falls like A Tale of Two Cities, but its beauty comes from David's detailed observations of his surroundings and his earnest personality. ... The collections of many short paragraphs of descriptions form the story, and Copperfield depicts the common themes of poverty, love, death, adultery, politics, and family with a very calm and ordinary attitude. ...
Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published a collection of eleven stories titled Tales from Firozsha Baag, which appeared in 1989 in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag. ... Hancock continues to stress how well Mistry has done in such a short time and proposes, "Is writing a gift you have?" ... I just don't re...
Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published a collection of eleven stories titled Tales from Firozsha Baag, which appeared in 1989 in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag. ... Hancock continues to stress how well Mistry has done in such a short time and proposes, "Is writing a gift you have?" ... I just don't re...
