Most of the stories had little to do with his experience as an immigrant in Canada, but focused instead on the uneventful lives of a group of Parsis who live in a ramshackle Bombay apartment block. ... Hancock continues to stress how well Mistry has done in such a short time and proposes, "Is writing a gift you have?" ... Asked if this dependence on memory rather than reality causes problems in his fictional re-creation of India, Mistry explained: "Some people might say it's arrogant of me not to live there and assume that I know everything from a visit every five or six years. But I&#x...

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

Most of the stories had little to do with his experience as an immigrant in Canada, but focused instead on the uneventful lives of a group of Parsis who live in a ramshackle Bombay apartment block. ... Hancock continues to stress how well Mistry has done in such a short time and proposes, "Is writing a gift you have?" ... Asked if this dependence on memory rather than reality causes problems in his fictional re-creation of India, Mistry explained: "Some people might say it's arrogant of me not to live there and assume that I know everything from a visit every five or six years. But I&#x...

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