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Titles in This Set
Such a Long Journey
Family Matters
A Fine Balance
Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: See individual title ISBNs (bundle barcode not a registered ISBN)
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Age Range: Adult / Literary Fiction
Overview
Discover three of modern literature's most acclaimed novels in one brand-new paperback collection. This Rohinton Mistry set brings together Such a Long Journey, Family Matters, and A Fine Balance — award-winning, Booker-shortlisted works celebrated for their compassion, wit, and unflinching portrayal of Indian life. Perfect for literary fiction fans, book clubs, and anyone drawn to richly human, socially resonant storytelling set against the backdrop of twentieth-century India.
About the Books
Such a Long Journey, Mistry's celebrated debut, follows Gustad Noble, an ordinary Bombay man whose quiet life is upended by the political turbulence surrounding the 1971 war and the birth of Bangladesh. Blending humour with moral seriousness, it announced Mistry as a major literary voice and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Family Matters turns to Nariman Vakeel, a seventy-nine-year-old Parsi widower living with Parkinson's disease, whose declining health forces his fractured family to confront old resentments, financial strain, and the true cost of care. It is an intimate, deeply moving study of duty and love within an ordinary Bombay household.
A Fine Balance, widely regarded as Mistry's masterpiece, unfolds during India's 1975 State of Emergency, following four strangers — a widow, a student, and two tailors — whose lives intertwine in an unnamed coastal city. Praised as a modern Dickensian classic, it was an Oprah's Book Club selection and a finalist for multiple major literary prizes.
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About the Author
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay in 1952 and emigrated to Canada in 1975, where he studied English and Philosophy in Toronto. He is the author of three novels and a short story collection, Tales from Firozsha Baag. His novels have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and have won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, the Governor General's Award, and the Giller Prize, cementing his place among the most celebrated voices in contemporary literary fiction.
Why You'll Love This Collection
Three landmark novels, one exceptional author. This paperback set delivers unforgettable characters, sweeping historical backdrops, and prose that lingers long after the final page — a rewarding read or gift for any serious fiction lover.
Please Note: Books are dispatched in their UK paperback edition as shown; cover artwork may vary slightly by print run.
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