A Fine Balance
by Mistry, Rohinton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, 1995. - a fine unread copy in fine crisp dj, not price clipped & w/o the usual prize sticker, minor binder's glue in gutters, as with all early copies ( before the poor glue used was discovered, & corrected ) - Giller Prize winner.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10557
- Title
- A Fine Balance
- Author
- Mistry, Rohinton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Indian Fiction Giller Prize Winner
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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