A Fine Balance av Rohinton Mistry - Moderne Roman av Faber & Faber

<p><b>''A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.''</b> <i>Independent</i><br><br><b>India, 1975</b>.<b> An unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency. Amidst a backdrop of wild political turmoil, the lives of four unlikely strangers collide forever. </b><br><br>An epic panorama of modern India in all its corruption, violence, and heroism, <i><b>A Fine Balance</b> </i>is <b>Rohinton Mistry''s </b>prize-winning masterpiece: a Dickensian modern classic brimming with compassion, humour, and insight - and a hymn to the human spirit in an inhuman state.<br><br><b>''A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.'' </b><i>Guardian</i><br><b>''Magical.''</b> <i>New York Times</i><br><b>''Monumental.''</b> <i>Time</i><br>''<b>Astonishing</b>.'' <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br><br><b><u>What readers are sayin</u></b><br><br><b>''One of the most layered and beautifully executed books I’ve ever read ... Easily one of my all time favourite books!''</b><br><br><b>''Many say that the mark of a good book is that it stays with you; well, I read this several years ago and I still find myself thinking of the characters ... Beautiful.''</b><br><br><b>''What a storyteller, what a wide canvas he covers of India ... Wonderful.''</b><br><br><b>''One of the best and most entertaining books I have ever read ... I can''t recommend it highly enough.''</b><br><br><b>''Often heartbreaking, always evocative ... A book to savour rather than to gallop through.''</b><br><br><b>''One of the best books I''ve read ... Not a book for the faint-hearted, but it is a book with a big heart.''</b></p>