A Fine Balance

24 hrs. 13 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Rohinton Mistry

Narrator Dmitry Chepusov

Description

The novel “A Fine Balance” was published in 1995 and in 2003 was included in the list of the two hundred best books of all time by the BBC. The events take place in India in 1975, during Indira Gandhi’s introduction of a state of emergency. During this period, India is torn apart by conflicts between castes, religions, and nations—yet in the house of young widow Dina Dalal there is peace and harmony. She shelters a student and two poor tailors from the untouchable caste in her home. Political storms rage outside, but in their tiny house they find support and love, helping keep fragile balance on the edge of despair and hope.

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