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Rohinton Mistry

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Rohinton Mistry Information
784 words, approx. 3 pages
Rohinton Mistry (born 3 July, 1952) is considered to be one of the foremost authors of Indian heritage writing in English. Residing in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Mistry is of Indian origin, and belongs to the Parsi Zoroastrian religious minority. Born...


News and Journals
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World Literature Today
Rohinton Mistry. Family Matters.(Book Review)
07/01/2003: 616 words, approx. 2 pages
New York, Knopf. 2002. $26. 434 pages. ISBN 0-375-40373-6 IN FAMILY MATTERS, Rohinton Mistry beautifully colors a contemporary Bombay peopled with characters whose lives are filled with mundane--but no less grand--struggles and accomplishments. As with his earlier short-story collection, Tales from Firozsha Baag,...
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The Boston Globe
Rohinton Mistry's Little Bit Of Ivory In `family Matters' The Drama Is Domestic
01/05/2003: 947 words, approx. 3 pages
"Family Matters" is Rohinton Mistry's "Nashville Skyline." Like Dylan's landmark album, Mistry's third novel is a homespun return to his roots. After the epic sweep of his last novel, the much- acclaimed, Oprah-sanctified "A Fine Balance," Mistry focuses on smaller, more domestic concerns here....
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by John Eustace
7,272 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following essay, Eustace focuses on the preponderance of fecal matter in Mistry's various works, particularly in the short story “Squatter.”
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Critical Essay by Ranu Samantrai
7,111 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following essay, Samantrai explores aspects of modern Western culture and the immigrant's role in its evolution, using Mistry's Swimming Lessons as an example of how the immigrant views this ongoing change.
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Critical Essay by Ajay Heble
5,011 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Heble discusses the role of personal identity, cultural dislocation, and the difficulties inherent in emigrating to a new country.
 


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