Editing Rohinton Mistry (section)

==Career==
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While attending the [[University of Toronto]] (Woodsworth College) he became the first to win two [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] literary prizes for stories published in the ''[[Hart House Review]]'', and ''Canadian Fiction Magazine''{{'}}s annual Contributor's Prize for 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grandy|first=Karen|date=July 7, 2015|title=Rohinton Mistry {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rohinton-mistry|access-date=2021-06-09|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref>

Three years later, [[Penguin Books]] Canada published his collection of 11 [[short story|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".<ref name="bindu">Malieckal, Bindu (2000). "Rohinton Mistry". In Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (Ed.), ''Asian American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook'', pp. 219–28. Greenwood Publishing Group. {{ISBN|0-313-30911-6}}.</ref>

His second book, the novel ''[[Such a Long Journey (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]].<ref name=bindu/> It was [[shortlist]]ed for the [[Booker Prize]] and for the [[Trillium Award]]. It has been translated into German, [[Swedish (language)|Swedish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and Japanese. It was adapted for the 1998 film ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]''. The content of the book caused controversy at [[Mumbai University]] in 2010 due to language used against [[Bal Thackeray]], leader of [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]], a political party from [[Maharashtra]], as well as some remarks about [[Marathi people|Maharashtrians]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/the-relevant-passages/267551|title=The Relevant Passages|website=Outlook India|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> The book was prescribed for the second year Bachelor of Arts (English) in 2007–08 as an optional text, according to University sources. 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/19/mumbai-university-removes-mistry-book|title=Mumbai University drops Rohinton Mistry novel after extremists complain|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=2010-10-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-11-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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. It was selected for [[Oprah's Book Club]]<ref>New, William H. (2003). ''A History of Canadian Literature'', (3d ed.), p. 326. McGill-Queen's University Press. {{ISBN|0-7735-2597-1}}.</ref> in November 2001. It won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers Prize and was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize.<ref>Faber and Faber paperback edition 1997</ref>

''[[Family Matters (novel)|Family Matters]]'' (2002) is a consideration of the difficulties that come with ageing, to which topic Mistry returned in 2006 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian literary papers {{!}} Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections|url=https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/archives/finding-aids/canadian-literary-papers_intro/|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Author-is-singled-out-but-not-in-a-good-way-2710661.php|title=Author is singled out, but not in a good way|website=SFGate|date=19 December 2002|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2392847.stm|title=Author cancels US tour over 'profiling'|date=3 November 2002|newspaper=BBC|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>