Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry (born July 3, 1952 in Bombay ) is a Canadian writer of Indian origin . Mistry belongs to the ethnic group of the Parsees who are followers of the doctrine of Zoroastrianism . His best known work is The Balance of the World .
Life
Mistry graduated from the University of Bombay with a BA in Mathematics and Economics in 1974 . In 1975 he emigrated with his wife to Toronto / Canada, worked in a bank in Toronto and completed his BA in English and Philosophy at the University of Toronto in 1982 . He published his first short story, One Sunday , in 1983.
He is the author of three novels, all of which have been nominated for prizes or have received awards: Such a Long Journey (1991), A Fine Balance (1996; German The Balance of the World ) and Family Matters (2002).
Rohinton Mistry lives in Ontario, Canada. His younger brother is the playwright and author Cyrus Mistry.
Publications
- 1987 Tales from Firozsha Baag . Again as Swimming Lessons: And Other Stories from Firozsha Baag , 1989
- Übers. Matthias Müller: The kaleidoscope of life. Novel. 1999 ISBN 3-8105-1267-2 (collection of 11 short stories)
- 1991 Such a Long Journey .
- Übers. Matthias Müller: Such a long journey. An India novel. Benziger, Solothurn 1994 ISBN 3-545-36523-9
- 1996 A Fine Balance ; again McClelland & Stewart, Toronto 2002 ISBN 0-7710-6054-8
- Übers. Matthias Müller: The balance of the world. Novel. Wolfgang Krüger, Frankfurt am Main 1998 ISBN 3-8105-1249-4 ; again Fischer TB, Frankfurt 1999 ISBN 3-596-14583-X
- 2002 Family Matters , McClelland & Stewart
- Übers. Rainer Schmidt: The squaring of happiness. Novel. 2002 ISBN 3-8105-1273-7
- 2008 The Scream (short stories)
Awards or nominations
- 1983 Hart House Literary Contest (1st prize) for "One Sunday" (short story)
- 1984 Hart House Literary Contest (1st prize) for "Auspicious Occasion" (short story)
- 1985 Annual Contributors' Prize, Canadian Fiction Magazine
- 1991 Booker Prize for Fiction , shortlist, for Such a Long Journey
- 1991 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction for Such a Long Journey
- 1991 Amazon.ca First Novel Award for Such a long Journey
- 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best Book) for Such a Long Journey
- 1992 Smith Books / Books in Canada First Novel Award for Such a Long Journey
- 1995 Giller Prize (Canada) for A Fine Balance
- 1996 Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist) for A Fine Balance
- 1996 Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best Book) for A Fine Balance
- 1997 Irish Times International Fiction Prize, shortlist, for A Fine Balance
- 2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction), shortlist, for Family Matters
- 2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, together with Pascal Khoo Thwe, for Family Matters
- 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction , shortlist, for Family Matters
- 2004 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award , shortlist, for Family Matters
- 2012 Neustadt International Prize for Literature
literature
- Sandra Hestermann: Meeting the Other - Encountering Oneself: Paradigms of self- and external representation in selected Anglo-Indian and Indian-English short stories. Peter Lang, Bern 2003 ISBN 3-631-51513-8
- Peter Morey: Rohinton Mistry , Manchester University Press , 2004 ISBN 0719067154
Web links
- Literature by and about Rohinton Mistry in the catalog of the German National Library
- IMDb entry for the filming of Such a Long Journey
- Rohinton Mistry at contemporary writers
- Report on Mistry with photos by the author
- Review of Family Matters , The Guardian , 2002
- Mistry , entry in English-Canadian writers, Athabasca University , by Vivian Zenari; with further links
Individual evidence
- ^ So in Google books
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mistry, Rohinton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bombay |