... wide reception of Mistry's fiction set in the milieu of a minority religious community and focused on Indian political events does raise some questions. First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? After all, they are probably most widely known for a single practice ... likable and sometimes not, humans who grapple with spiritual questions, feelings of alienation, the terror of death, economic worries, and family friction. At least that is the way the stories appear to an outsider; of course, I am not qualified to speculate on how the Parsi reader might react. Amin Mal...

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

... wide reception of Mistry's fiction set in the milieu of a minority religious community and focused on Indian political events does raise some questions. First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? After all, they are probably most widely known for a single practice ... likable and sometimes not, humans who grapple with spiritual questions, feelings of alienation, the terror of death, economic worries, and family friction. At least that is the way the stories appear to an outsider; of course, I am not qualified to speculate on how the Parsi reader might react. Amin Mal...

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