Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Lesser men might well have become embittered by the losses that his family has. Mumbai university drops rohinton mistry novel after. I usually enjoy novels set in india and this was no exception. Such a long journey, rohinton mistry 9780571230570. His brother is the playwright and author cyrus mistry. Meher pestonji reads the controversial portions from rohinton mistrys book such a long journey.
Buy such a long journey book online at low prices in india such. Residing in brampton, ontario, canada, mistry belongs to the parsi zoroastrian religious minority. Such a long journey is set in what was then bombay against the backdrop of war in the indian subcontinent and the birth of. Gustad noble, the protagonist of such a long journey, is a wellmeaning man with a highly developed sense of duty. It is bombay in 1971, the year india went to war over what was. A collection of stories from the author of such a long journey. Such a long journey by rohinton mistry 20061019 rohinton mistry on. He earned a ba in mathematics and economics from st. It was shortlisted for the booker prize and won several other awards. When shekhar kapurs film elizabeth won seven oscar nominations, and rohinton mistrys novel made it on to the booker shortlist, indias cultural establishment bristled with pride in the. Such a long journey by rohinton mistry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
His second book, the novel such a long journey, was published in 1991. The prizewinning author rohinton mistry was today at the centre of a row in india after his novel such a long journey was cut from a university reading list after complaints from an extremist. Such a long journey is a 1991 novel by rohinton mistry. How can such a long journey from rohinton mistry be read.
Rohinton mistry is considered to be one of the foremost authors of indian heritage writing in english. The surname is significant for this is a fairly ordinary guy who tries to do the decent thing by his family and an old friend and ends up embroiled in a political scandal. As one can see, the book is critical and pokes fun. Such a long journey touches several topics about india like gustads train ride to new delhi andmore id have to say a fine balance was my first choice. Such a long journey proved to be far from a disappointment. First book of 11 interrelated short stories, tales from firozsha baag. Rohinton mistry was born in 1952 in bombay, india, to a parsi family. Get an answer for how can such a long journey from rohinton mistry be read as postcolonial literature. His first novel, such a long journey, won the governor generals award, the commonwealth writers prize for best book, and the smithbooksbooks in canada.
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