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'''Rohinton Mistry''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} is an [[India]]n-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] writer. He has been the recipient of many awards including the [[Neustadt International Prize for Literature]] in 2012. Both of his first two novels were [[List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize|shortlisted]] for the [[Booker Prize]]. His novels to date have been set in India, told from the perspective of [[Parsis]], and explore themes of family life, poverty, discrimination, and the corrupting influence of society.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Tom|date=2000|title=Mistry, Rohinton|url=https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/postcolonialstudies/2014/06/11/mistry-rohinton/|url-status=live|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=Postcolonial Studies @ Emory}}</ref>
'''Rohinton Mistry''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born 1952) is an [[India]]n-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] writer. He has been the recipient of many awards including the [[Neustadt International Prize for Literature]] in 2012. Each of his first three novels were [[List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize|shortlisted]] for the [[Booker Prize]]. His novels to date have been set in India, told from the perspective of [[Parsis]], and explore themes of family life, poverty, discrimination, and the corrupting influence of society.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Tom|date=2000|title=Mistry, Rohinton|url=https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/postcolonialstudies/2014/06/11/mistry-rohinton/|url-status=live|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=Postcolonial Studies @ Emory}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Rohinton Mistry was born in [[Bombay]], India, to a [[Parsi]] family.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Nidhi|date=January 2014|title=The Making of the Novelist: Rohinton Mistry|url=http://www.mitpublications.org/yellow_images/1387359850_logo_3%20The%20Making%20of%20the%20Novelist%20Rohinton%20Mistry.pdf|journal=MIT International Journal of English Language & Literature|volume=1|issue=1|pages=1}}</ref> His brother is the playwright and author [[Cyrus Mistry (writer)|Cyrus Mistry]]. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from [[St. Xavier's College, Bombay]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Xavier's College alumni write open letter opposing invitation to Aditya Thackeray to attend college event|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/aditya-thackeray-st-xaviers-college-mumbai-alumni-shiv-sena-xaviers-college-invitation-150-years-anniversary-celebrations-rohinton-mistry-such-a-long/294150|access-date=2020-07-21|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>
Rohinton Mistry was born in [[Bombay]], India, to a [[Parsi]] family.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Nidhi|date=January 2014|title=The Making of the Novelist: Rohinton Mistry|url=http://www.mitpublications.org/yellow_images/1387359850_logo_3%20The%20Making%20of%20the%20Novelist%20Rohinton%20Mistry.pdf|journal=MIT International Journal of English Language & Literature|volume=1|issue=1|pages=1}}</ref> His brother is the playwright and author [[Cyrus Mistry (writer)|Cyrus Mistry]]. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from [[St. Xavier's College, Bombay]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Xavier's College alumni write open letter opposing invitation to Aditya Thackeray to attend college event|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/aditya-thackeray-st-xaviers-college-mumbai-alumni-shiv-sena-xaviers-college-invitation-150-years-anniversary-celebrations-rohinton-mistry-such-a-long/294150|access-date=2020-07-21|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>


He emigrated to Canada with his wife-to-be Freny Elavia in 1975 and they married shortly afterwards.<ref>Angela Lambert, "Touched with fire" The Guardian 27 April 2002 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/apr/27/fiction.books</ref> He worked in a bank for a while, before returning to academia at the [[University of Toronto]] where he obtained a BA in English and Philosophy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/authors/58 |title=The Man Booker Prize |publisher=The Man Booker Prize |access-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124175338/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/authors/58 |archive-date=24 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/rohinton-mistry|title=Rohinton Mistry - Literature|website=literature.britishcouncil.org|language=en|access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref>
He emigrated to Canada with his wife-to-be Freny Elavia in 1975 and they married shortly afterwards.<ref>Angela Lambert, "Touched with fire" The Guardian 27 April 2002 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/apr/27/fiction.books</ref> He worked in a bank for a while, before returning to academia at the [[University of Toronto]] where he obtained a BA in English and Philosophy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/authors/58 |title=The Man Booker Prize |publisher=The Man Booker Prize |access-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124175338/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/authors/58 |archive-date=24 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/rohinton-mistry|title=Rohinton Mistry - Literature|website=literature.britishcouncil.org|language=en|access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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While attending the [[University of Toronto]] (Woodsworth College) he became the first to win two [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] literary prizes for stories published in the ''[[Hart House Review]]'', and ''Canadian Fiction Magazine''{{'}}s annual Contributor's Prize for 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grandy|first=Karen|date=July 7, 2015|title=Rohinton Mistry {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rohinton-mistry|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-09|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref>
While attending the [[University of Toronto]] (Woodsworth College) he became the first to win two [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] literary prizes for stories published in the ''[[Hart House Review]]'', and ''Canadian Fiction Magazine''{{'}}s annual Contributor's Prize for 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grandy|first=Karen|date=July 7, 2015|title=Rohinton Mistry {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rohinton-mistry|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-09|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref>


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''[[Family Matters (novel)|Family Matters]]'' (2002) is a consideration of the difficulties that come with ageing, to which topic Mistry returned in 2008 with the short fiction ''The Scream'' (published as a separate volume, in support of World Literacy of Canada, with illustrations by [[Tony Urquhart]]). Mistry's literary papers are housed at the Clara Thomas Archives at [[York University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian literary papers {{!}} Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections|url=https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/archives/finding-aids/canadian-literary-papers_intro/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
''[[Family Matters (novel)|Family Matters]]'' (2002) is a consideration of the difficulties that come with ageing, to which topic Mistry returned in 2008 with the short fiction ''The Scream'' (published as a separate volume, in support of World Literacy of Canada, with illustrations by [[Tony Urquhart]]). Mistry's literary papers are housed at the Clara Thomas Archives at [[York University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian literary papers {{!}} Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections|url=https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/archives/finding-aids/canadian-literary-papers_intro/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2002, Mistry cancelled his United States book tour for his novel ''Family Matters'' after he and his wife were targeted by security agents at every airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Author-is-singled-out-but-not-in-a-good-way-2710661.php|title=Author is singled out, but not in a good way|website=SFGate|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2392847.stm|title=Author cancels US tour over 'profiling'|date=3 November 2002|newspaper=BBC|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2002, Mistry cancelled his United States book tour for his novel ''Family Matters'' after he and his wife were targeted by security agents at every airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Author-is-singled-out-but-not-in-a-good-way-2710661.php|title=Author is singled out, but not in a good way|website=SFGate|date=19 December 2002|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2392847.stm|title=Author cancels US tour over 'profiling'|date=3 November 2002|newspaper=BBC|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
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*''Searching for Stevenson'' (1994)
*''Searching for Stevenson'' (1994)
*''The Scream'' (2006)
*''The Scream'' (2006)
==See also==
* [[List of Canadian writers]]
* [[List of Indian writers]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:02, 2 June 2022


Rohinton Mistry
BornRohinton Mistry
Bombay, India
OccupationNovelist
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Bombay
University of Toronto
GenreHistorical fiction, Postcolonial Literature, Realism, Parsi Literature Minor Literature Indian literature
Notable worksSuch a Long Journey; Family Matters; A Fine Balance
SpouseFreny Elavia

Rohinton Mistry CM (born 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He has been the recipient of many awards including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012. Each of his first three novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His novels to date have been set in India, told from the perspective of Parsis, and explore themes of family life, poverty, discrimination, and the corrupting influence of society.[1]

Early life and education

Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay, India, to a Parsi family.[2] His brother is the playwright and author Cyrus Mistry. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Xavier's College, Bombay.[3]

He emigrated to Canada with his wife-to-be Freny Elavia in 1975 and they married shortly afterwards.[4] He worked in a bank for a while, before returning to academia at the University of Toronto where he obtained a BA in English and Philosophy.[5] [6]

Career

While attending the University of Toronto (Woodsworth College) he became the first to win two Hart House literary prizes for stories published in the Hart House Review, and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributor's Prize for 1985.[7]

Three 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 stories set within an apartment complex in modern-day Bombay. This volume contains the oft-anthologized story, "Swimming Lessons".[8]

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.[8] It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and for the Trillium Award. It has been translated into German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese. It was adapted for the 1998 film Such a Long Journey. The content of the book caused a controversy at Mumbai University in 2010 due to language used against Bal Thackeray, leader of Shiv Sena, a political party from Maharashtra, as well as some remarks about Maharashtrians.[9] The book was prescribed for the second year Bachelor of Arts (English) in 2007–08 as an optional text, according to University sources. Later, Dr. Rajan Welukar, University of Mumbai's Vice-Chancellor (V-C) used emergency powers in the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994, to withdraw the book from the syllabus.[10]

His third book, and second novel, A Fine Balance (1995), won the second annual Giller Prize in 1995, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction in 1996. It was selected for Oprah's Book Club[11] in November 2001. It won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers Prize and was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker prize.[12]

Family Matters (2002) is a consideration of the difficulties that come with ageing, to which topic Mistry returned in 2008 with the short fiction The Scream (published as a separate volume, in support of World Literacy of Canada, with illustrations by Tony Urquhart). Mistry's literary papers are housed at the Clara Thomas Archives at York University.[13]

In 2002, Mistry cancelled his United States book tour for his novel Family Matters after he and his wife were targeted by security agents at every airport.[14][15]

Awards and recognition

Selected works

Novels

Short stories and chapbooks

  • Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987), also published as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag (1989)
  • Searching for Stevenson (1994)
  • The Scream (2006)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Tom (2000). "Mistry, Rohinton". Postcolonial Studies @ Emory. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Gupta, Nidhi (January 2014). "The Making of the Novelist: Rohinton Mistry" (PDF). MIT International Journal of English Language & Literature. 1 (1): 1.
  3. ↑ "St. Xavier's College alumni write open letter opposing invitation to Aditya Thackeray to attend college event". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Angela Lambert, "Touched with fire" The Guardian 27 April 2002 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/apr/27/fiction.books
  5. ↑ "The Man Booker Prize". The Man Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rohinton Mistry - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Grandy, Karen (7 July 2015). "Rohinton Mistry | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Malieckal, Bindu (2000). "Rohinton Mistry". In Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (Ed.), Asian American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook, pp. 219–28. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-30911-6.
  9. ↑ "The Relevant Passages". Outlook India. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Burke, Jason (19 October 2010). "Mumbai University drops Rohinton Mistry novel after extremists complain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. ↑ New, William H. (2003). A History of Canadian Literature, (3d ed.), p. 326. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-2597-1.
  12. ↑ Faber and Faber paperback edition 1997
  13. ↑ "Canadian literary papers | Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections". Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Author is singled out, but not in a good way". SFGate. 19 December 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Author cancels US tour over 'profiling'". BBC. 3 November 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Rohinton Mistry wins Neustadt Prize 2012 – "Parsi Khabar"
  17. ↑ Critically acclaimed Indian-Canadian writer Rohinton Mistry wins 2012 Neustadt International Prize for Literature – World Literature Today
  18. ↑ "Order of Canada Appointments". The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

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