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Rohinton Mistry
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'''Rohinton Mistry''' (born
July 3,
1952) is considered to be one of the foremost authors of South Asian origin writing in English. Residing in Brampton, Canada, Mistry is originally of
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin Indian origin, and belongs to the
Parsi Zoroastrian religious minority.
Born in
Mumbai Bombay,
India, Mistry immigrated to
Canada in
1975. While attending the
University of Toronto he won two
Hart House literary prizes and
Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributor's Prize for
1985.
Two years later,
Penguin Books Canada published his collection of 11
short story short stories, ''Tales from Firozsha Baag''.
When his first novel, ''Such a Long Journey'', was published in
1991, it won the
Governor General's Award, the
Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, and the
W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award. It was shortlisted for the prestigious
Man Booker Prize Booker Prize and for the
Trillium Award. It has been translated into
German language German,
Swedish (language) Swedish,
Norwegian language Norwegian,
Danish language Danish and
Japanese language Japanese, and has been made into the
1998 film ''
Such a Long Journey (movie) Such a Long Journey.''
His book ''
A Fine Balance'' was selected for
Oprah's Book Club in 2002 and was reprinted and sold hundreds of thousands of additional copies throughout North America.
In 2002, Mistry cancelled his
United States book tour for his novel "Family Matters" because he and his wife were targeted by security agents at every
airport he visited, apparently because of his appearance. Mistry reported that on his first flight of the tour, "we were greeted by a ticket agent who cheerfully told us we had been selected
randomly for a special security check. Then it began to happen at every single stop, at every single airport. The random process took on a 100 percent certitude." His publisher issued a statement that said, "As a
person of color (Mistry) was stopped repeatedly and rudely at each airport along the way—to the point where the
humiliation ... had become unbearable."
His books so far portray diverse facets of Indian socioeconomic life; as well as Parsi Zoroastrian life, customs, and religion.
He was once an aspiring folk singer who released one album under the name, "Ronnie Mistry".
He is now a resident of
Brampton, Ontario. His literary papers are housed at the [http://www.library.yorku.ca/cms-resolver/?item_id=573416 Clara Thomas Archives] at
York University.
Bibliography
*''
Tales from Firozsha Baag'' (1987)
*''
Such a Long Journey (novel) Such a Long Journey'' (1991)
*''
A Fine Balance'' (1996)
*''
Family Matters'' (2002)
Awards and recognition
*1983 First Prize, Hart House Literary Contest: "One Sunday" (short story)
*1984 First Prize, Hart House Literary Contest: "Auspicious Occasion" (short story)
*1985 Annual Contributors' Prize, Canadian Fiction Magazine
*1991
Man Booker Prize Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist): ''Such a Long Journey''
*1991
Governor General's Award Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction (Canada): ''Such a Long Journey''
*1992
Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best Book): ''Such a Long Journey''
*1992
Books in Canada First Novel Award: ''Such a Long Journey''
*1995
Giller Prize (Canada): ''A Fine Balance''
*1996 Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist): ''A Fine Balance''
*1996 Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best Book): ''A Fine Balance''
*1997 Irish Times International Fiction Prize (shortlist): ''A Fine Balance''
*2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction) (shortlist): ''Family Matters''
*2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize (joint winner with
Pascal Khoo Thwe): ''Family Matters''
*2002 Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist): ''Family Matters''
*''A Fine Balance'' was the November 2001 selection of
Oprah Winfrey's
Oprah's Book Club Book Club.
*''A Fine Balance'' was one of the selected books in the
2002 edition of ''
Canada Reads'', where it was championed by
actor Megan Follows.
External links
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Rohinton Mistry biographical and critical information by James Proctor
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Biography from the English Department at Emory University
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