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. ... Although an immigrant, an outsider in Canadian society, Mistry already understood this condition, for in India he belonged to the Parsi community, whose Zoroastrian religious beliefs set its members on the edge of Hindu society. ... Most of the stories had little to do with his experience as an immigrant in Canada, but focused instead on the uneventful lives...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... Although an immigrant, an outsider in Canadian society, Mistry already understood this condition, for in India he belonged to the Parsi community, whose Zoroastrian religious beliefs set its members on the edge of Hindu society. ... Most of the stories had little to do with his experience as an immigrant in Canada, but focused instead on the uneventful lives...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate