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Tales from Firozsha Baag (Paperback)

by Rohinton Mistry (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (19 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571230563
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571230563
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'One of India's finest living novelists.' Observer"

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Here is a wonderful introduction to the residents of Firozsha Baag, an apartment complex in Bombay. We enter the daily routine and rhythm of their lives, and by the time we reach the final story we are as familiar with the people of Firozsha Baag as we are with our own neighbours. The crowded, throbbing life of India is brilliantly captured in this series of stories.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! Must must read this book!, 6 Jul 2001
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Mistry has sucessfully captured the imagination of a child, who lives in an apartment building, and subsequently has adventures. This book is not just a collection of short stories, but an entire saga of the building and its inhabitants seen through the eyes of this young boy who we see growing up and, eventually, moving to Canada. A mixture of traditions, not just Parsi but a mash of all Indian cultures, this is a book which certainly has spice; the humour will sting you, and you won't be able to put this book down till it has finished!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book club read!, 10 Jan 2006
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Firozsha Baag is a block of flats in Bombay and these linked stories, eleven of them, tell the tales of its tenants. They are seen through the eyes of Kersi, first as a boy living with his parents and brother in the flats, and finally as a writer who has emigrated to Canada. These stories are so intimate, I sometimes felt uncomfortable, as if I were seeing things I shouldn't see, laughing at things I shouldn't laugh at. The writing is wonderful and cannot be skipped over. Every word counts. That and the writer's humanity made me keep reading to the end and then start at the beginning again - and order more of his books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tales from Firozsha Baag, 29 Jun 2009
By V. A. WARREN "original bookworm" (Surrey England) - See all my reviews
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Rohinton Mistry can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned - he's just incredible with his imagery that makes me just want to read more and more till I've finished the book with a very satisfied feeling. He always takes you on such wonderful journeys through life in India that make you feel. Love it and recommend it.
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