Rohinton Mistryย is the author of a collection of short stories,ย Tale from Firozsha Baagย (1987), and two internationally acclaimed novels. Such a Long Journeyย (1991) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Governor Generalโs Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, and the SmithBooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award. A Fine Balanceย (1995) won the prestigious Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, and The Royal Society of Literature's Winifred Holtby Award. It was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize. Mistry was the recipient of the 1995 Canada-Australia Literary Prize.