Rohinton Mistry
| Rohinton Mistry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rohinton Mistry 3 July 1952 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater |
University of Mumbai University of Toronto |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Postcolonial Literature, Realism, Parsi Literature Minor Literature Indian Literature |
| Notable works | Such a Long Journey; Family Matters; A Fine Balance |
Rohinton Mistry CM (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012.
Rohinton Mistry was born in 1952 in Mumbai, India. His brother is the playwright and author Cyrus Mistry. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
He emigrated to Canada with his wife-to-be Freny Elavia in 1975 and they married shortly afterwards. Mistry studied at the University of Toronto and received a BA in English and Philosophy. He worked in a bank for a while, before returning to studies, leading up to a degree in English and philosophy.
While attending the University of Toronto (Woodsworth College) he won two Hart House literary prizes (the first to win two), for stories which were published in the Hart House Review, and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributor's Prize for 1985.
Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published his collection of 11 short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag. It was later published in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag. The book consists of 11 short stories, all set within one apartment complex in modern-day Mumbai. This volume contains the oft-anthologized story, "Swimming Lessons."
When his second book, the novel Such a Long Journey, was published in 1991, it won the Governor General's Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, and the W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award. It was shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize and for the Trillium Award. It has been translated into German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese, and has been made into the 1998 film Such a Long Journey.
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