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_aMistry, Rohinton _d1952- |
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_aA Fine Balance / _cRohinton Mistry. |
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_aToronto : _bMcClelland & Stewart ; _c1997, c1995. |
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_a713 p. : _bcov. ill. ; _c24 cm. |
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505 | _a« A portrait of India featuring four characters. Two are tailors who are forcibly sterilized, one is a student who emigrates, and the fourth is a widowed seamstress who decides to hang on. a tale of cruelty, political thuggery and despair by an Indian from Toronto, author of Such a Long Journey » (Publisher's Website) | ||
505 | _aCONTENTS: | ||
505 | _aPrologue | ||
505 | _aCity by the Sea | ||
505 | _aFour Dreams to Grow | ||
505 | _aIn a Village by a River | ||
505 | _aSmall Obstacles | ||
505 | _aMountains | ||
505 | _aDay at the Circus, Night in the Slum | ||
505 | _aOn the Move | ||
505 | _aBeautification | ||
505 | _aWhat Law There Is | ||
505 | _aSailing Under One Flag | ||
505 | _aThe Bright Future Clouded | ||
505 | _aTrace of Destiny | ||
505 | _aWedding, Worms, and Sanyas | ||
505 | _aReturn of Solitude | ||
505 | _aFamily Planning | ||
505 | _aThe Circle is Completed | ||
505 | _aEpilogue: 1984 | ||
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_aIndia _xHistory _y1947- _vFiction. |
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655 | _aHistorical Fiction. | ||
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_uhttps://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/115368/fine-balance#9780771060540 _zPublisher's Website. |
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_uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/140266026 _zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) for availability. |
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