1. Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry
Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. ... The Parsis and India become metaphors for the human experience in Mistry's fiction. ... Like its predecessor, A Fine Balance treats India both kindly and harshly. ... But why does Mistry depend on India as a metaphor when he has lived in Canada for nearly twenty-five years? ... It's a Canadian book about India. ...
- Word Count: 4675
- Approx Pages: 19
- Grade Level: Undergraduate
