Video: The best works of Rohinton Mistry

A graceful writer of the modern era, Rohinton Mistry is considered to be one of the foremost authors of Indian heritage writing in English. Residing in Ontario, Canada, Mistry wrote his first short story, 'One Sunday', in 1983, winning First Prize in the Canadian Hart House Literary Contest. His first novel, Such a Long Journey (1991), brought him national and international recognition. Mistry’s subsequent novels have achieved the same level of recognition as his first.

His novels and short story collections have won worldwide acclaim for its simplistic fervour in which they call out to the innate dynamics of modern-day India. Here are some of his best works of fiction.