A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry’s beloved novel exploring resilience and injustice during India’s 1975 emergency comes to life in a new stage adaptation. In a cramped Bombay apartment turned illegal garment factory, four unlikely companions are thrown together. As the political crisis deepens and the country reels under authoritarian crackdown, this fragile household becomes a refuge and an unexpected bond begins to take hold. As devastating as it is humane, A Fine Balance, adapted by Anosh Irani, Governor General’s Literary Award finalist and recipient of the Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award, vividly brings Mistry's powerful story to the stage. Accolades for the novel include the Giller Prize, 1995, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 1996, Oprah’s Book Club, November 2001, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, 1996 and Booker Prize Shortlisted Finalist, 1996.