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A review by sookieskipper
Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton Mistry
4.0
Minus the obvious references to a specific community, the stories can belong to anyone who has lived a life in a (cramped) apartment complex. The dynamics between people is what makes this collection stand out. They all have couple of things in common - self actualization and a bittersweet ending.
Mistry has a wonderful way in transcending human nature into words. This wasn't a fun read. The stories are about people we have known in our lives. An uncle here, an aunty there, a friend's relative on the side...they are in our midst. And that's what makes this seemingly simplistic collection, achy in all the right places :)
Mistry has a wonderful way in transcending human nature into words. This wasn't a fun read. The stories are about people we have known in our lives. An uncle here, an aunty there, a friend's relative on the side...they are in our midst. And that's what makes this seemingly simplistic collection, achy in all the right places :)