The Resource Family matters, Rohinton Mistry
Family matters, Rohinton Mistry
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The item Family matters, Rohinton Mistry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Westfield Washington Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- Nariman Vakeel, the elderly patriarch of a small, discordant family in Bombay, finds himself at the mercy of his ungrateful stepchildren when an injury requires him to have constant care, but as he struggles to put his family life back together, he learns some important lessons about familial love
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375403736
- Label
- Family matters
- Title
- Family matters
- Statement of responsibility
- Rohinton Mistry
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Nariman Vakeel, the elderly patriarch of a small, discordant family in Bombay, finds himself at the mercy of his ungrateful stepchildren when an injury requires him to have constant care, but as he struggles to put his family life back together, he learns some important lessons about familial love
- Summary
- This story centres on a 79-year-old Parsi widower named Nariman who lives with his stepson and stepdaughter. Nariman's wife died many years before, leaving behind the two children from her first marriage and the daughter, Roxanna, they had together.
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2003.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2002.
- Canadian Authors Association Literary Awards, MOSAID Technologies Inc. Award for Fiction, 2003.
- Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, 2002.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2002.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2002
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 069034
- Cataloging source
- ICrlF
- Citation source
-
- Booklist starred
- Pub Weekly
- Kirkus Starred
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mistry, Rohinton
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Adult
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Mumbai (India)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Family matters, Rohinton Mistry
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 13965485
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375403736
- Lccn
- 02109566
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (InCu)BEDE5D713929415686C7AC87974C51F0
- (IMchF)fol08523640
- Label
- Family matters, Rohinton Mistry
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 13965485
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375403736
- Lccn
- 02109566
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (InCu)BEDE5D713929415686C7AC87974C51F0
- (IMchF)fol08523640
Subject
- trueMumbai, India
- trueApartment houses
- trueBlended families
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueDomestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueFamilies
- trueFamily problems
- trueLiterary fiction
- Mumbai (India) -- Fiction
- trueParent and adult child
- trueParkinson's disease
- trueReminiscing in old age
- trueSenior men
Genre
Included in
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2002
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2003
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2002
- trueCanadian Authors Association Literary Awards: MOSAID Technologies Inc. Award for Fiction
- trueKiriyama Prize: Fiction category
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2002
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2003.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2002.
- Award
- Canadian Authors Association Literary Awards, MOSAID Technologies Inc. Award for Fiction, 2003.
- Award
- Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, 2002.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2002.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2002
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