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Such a Long Journey

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Such a Long Journey is a 1991 novel by Rohinton Mistry. The book is set in India in 1971, a period of significant domestic unrest and war with Pakistan. It tells the story of the triumphs and misfortunes of a kindhearted bank clerk's friends and family. Mistry's work often focuses on the lives of Indian Parsis, descendants of Persian Zoroastrians, exploring their experiences in both India and Canada. The novel received several prestigious awards, including the Governor-General's Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.1

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