Such a Long Journey
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Such a Long Journey is a critically acclaimed novel by Rohinton Mistry that portrays the political and social turmoil of early 1970s Bombay through the struggles of a middle-class Parsi bank clerk.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Such a Long Journey canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Such a Long Journey (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Rohinton Mistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1991 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Such a Long Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coverArtLanguage | English ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely praised by literary critics ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | political unrest in India in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| depictsGovernment | Indira Gandhi government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Fine Balance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| includedIn | contemporary Indian English literature canon ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | critically acclaimed debut novel of Rohinton Mistry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gustad Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterCommunity | Parsi ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | bank clerk ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Darius Noble
NERFINISHED
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Dilnavaz Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Jimmy Bilimoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sohrab Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rohinton Mistry Bombay novels ⓘ |
| protagonist | Gustad Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | McClelland & Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
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Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedForYear | 1991 Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Parsi middle-class life in Bombay
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impact of politics on ordinary citizens ⓘ |
| theme |
Parsi community life
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family relationships ⓘ political corruption ⓘ social turmoil ⓘ urban life in Bombay ⓘ |
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