| Name(s) |
ROHINTON MISTRY |
| Date of
Birth |
July 03, 1952 |
|
Identity |
Novelist |
|
Date-wise
Events / Works |
- An Indian-born Canadian who writes in English.
- Originally from Mumbai, and currently resides in Canada.
- He practises Zoroastrianism and belongs to the Parsi
community.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- 1983 Hart House Literary
Contest, "One Sunday"
- 1984 Hart House Literary
Contest, "Auspicious Occasion"
- 1985 Annual Contributors' Prize,
Canadian Fiction Magazine
- 1991 Man Booker Prize,
shortlist, Such a Long Journey
- 1991 Governor General's
Award, Such a Long Journey
- 1991 Commonwealth
Writers Prize, Such a Long
Journey
- 1991 W.H. Smith/Books in
Canada First Novel Award,
Such a Long Journey
- 1991 Trillium Award, Such a Long
Journey
- 1995 Giller Prize, A Fine
Balance
- 1995 Los Angeles Times Book
Prize for Fiction, A Fine Balance
- 2002 Man Booker Prize,
shortlist, Family Matters
- 2002 James Tait Black Memorial
Prize, shortlist Family Matters
- 2004 International IMPAC Dublin
Literary Award, shortlist, Family
Matters
- 2012 Neustadt
International Prize for
Literature
- 2015 Appointed as a
Member of the Order of Canada
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