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A Fine Balance
by Mistry, Rohinton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 0771060521
- ISBN 13
- 9780771060526
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1995. 2nd . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Second printing of the first Canadian edition. Thick 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine copy. Dj has no nicks or tears, not price-clipped, very light edge-wear, sun-faded spine. No owner's name. A very attractive copy of the first state dj without Giller prize sticker.
Synopsis
A Fine Balance is the third book by Rohinton Mistry. Set in Mumbai, India between 1975 and 1977 during the turmoil of The Emergency, a period of expanded government power and crackdowns on civil liberties, this book is about four characters from varied backgrounds—Dina Dalal, Ishvar Darji, his nephew Omprakash and the young lad Maneck—who come together and develop a bond. First published by McClelland and Stewart in 1995, it won the Giller Prize.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 790302
- Title
- A Fine Balance
- Author
- Mistry, Rohinton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd
- ISBN 10
- 0771060521
- ISBN 13
- 9780771060526
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- INDIA_FICTION FICTION_HISTORICAL
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Inno Dubelaar Books
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