... brings us back to my earlier proposition: that Mistry's writing in its development of the time-honored fictional ingredients-setting, character, style, and plot-seeks and maintains a delicate balance. And that balance leads into subtle thematic implications. Tales from Firozsha Baag. The middle-class Parsis who inhabit the residential block known as Firozsha Baag come to life in these eleven intersecting stories, ... ; they are revealed as the personal manifestations of the same reality. . . . At the same time, the book's ultimate concerns are deeply spiritual" (62). At the end, Gustad is...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... brings us back to my earlier proposition: that Mistry's writing in its development of the time-honored fictional ingredients-setting, character, style, and plot-seeks and maintains a delicate balance. And that balance leads into subtle thematic implications. Tales from Firozsha Baag. The middle-class Parsis who inhabit the residential block known as Firozsha Baag come to life in these eleven intersecting stories, ... ; they are revealed as the personal manifestations of the same reality. . . . At the same time, the book's ultimate concerns are deeply spiritual" (62). At the end, Gustad is...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate