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A fine balance

Mistry, Rohinton 1952- (Author). Lee, John. (Added Author). Books on Tape, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary: In the India of the mid-1970s, Indira Gandhi's government has just come to power. It institutionalizes corruption and arbitrary force, most oppressive to the poorest and weakest people under its sway. Against this backdrop, in an unnamed city by the sea, four people struggle to survive. Dina, Maneck, and two tailors, the Untouchables Om and Ishvar, who are sewing in Dina's service, undergo a series of reversals, punctuated only by small mocking advances, that start them on a trajectory towards unhappiness and despair. Yet, in choosing what they will do, they exhibit a basic dignity and humanity that belies their mistreatment as part of the underclass. By merely surviving until their load becomes unbearable.

Record details

ISBN: 9781415953907 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
ISBN: 1415953902 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
Publisher: New York : Books on Tape, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 24:31:42.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by John Lee.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 352574 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.