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. ... While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... He published his second novel, A Fine Balance, in 1995. ... First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? ....

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

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. ... While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... He published his second novel, A Fine Balance, in 1995. ... First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? ....

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

The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. ... In 1957, he married Maryann Burk, who was pregnant with their first child. ... Carver, who wanted to write, studied under novelist John Gardner at Chico State in California. ... In September of 1983, Carver published the collection Cathedral. ... When he returns, he gives the paper to Robert who feels the size of the paper. ...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School