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Rohinton Mistry was born on 3 July, 1952 in Bombay, India, is an Indian-born Canadian writer. Discover Rohinton Mistry's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Occupation Novelist
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 3 July 1952
Birthday 3 July
Birthplace Bombay, India
Nationality Canada

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1952

Rohinton Mistry (born 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian writer.

1975

He emigrated to Canada with his wife-to-be Freny Elavia in 1975 and they married shortly afterwards.

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.

1985

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.

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".

1991

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 Booker Prize and for the Trillium Award.

It has been translated into German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese.

1994

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.

1995

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.

1996

It won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers Prize and was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize.

1998

It was adapted for the 1998 film Such a Long Journey.

2001

It was selected for Oprah's Book Club in November 2001.

2002

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.

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.

2007

The book was prescribed for the second year Bachelor of Arts (English) in 2007–08 as an optional text, according to University sources.

2010

The content of the book caused 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.

2012

He has been the recipient of many awards including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012.

Each of his first three novels was 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.

Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay, India, to a Parsi family.

His brother is the playwright and author Cyrus Mistry.

He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Xavier's College, Bombay.