Such a Long Journey
Synopsis
Such a Long Journey is set in Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh. The novel tells the story of Dr Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of him and his family. His dreams and aspirations are quite modest, but when circumstances conspire to deny him even these modest expectations, he finds it hard to accept that he cannot make things happen the way he wants them to. As the novel unfolds, he discovers that there are other forces at play, larger than he.
Author Biography
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay in 1952. His debut novel, Such a Long Journey, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1991 (and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Governer General’s Award that year). His second novel, A Fine Balance, was shortlisted for the same prize in 1995. It won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Giller Prize that year. His third novel, Family Matters was shortlisted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Rohinton Mistry has lived in Canada since 1975.
