In the epilogue to this novel, a character weeps upon recognizing three girls from his youth in a newspaper article reporting that they had hanged themselves because their father could not afford their dowries.
In the epilogue to this novel, a character weeps upon recognizing three girls from his youth in a newspaper article reporting that they had hanged themselves because their father could not afford their dowries. To maximize public sympathy, a "Beggarmaster" in this novel manages a troupe of people with diverse deformities, such as being legless or having no eyes. In its climactic scene, two of this novel's main characters are piled into a truck and taken to the Family (*) Planning Center, where one has his legs amputated and the other is castrated after both undergo compulsory vasectomies. To remain financially independent, a woman in this novel takes on the paying boarder Maneck Kohlah and works the untouchable tailors Ishvar and Omprakash under sweatshop conditions. For 10 points, name this set at the apartment of the Parsi woman Dina Dilal, the best-known novel by Canadian-Indian novelist Rohinton Mistry.
In the epilogue to this novel, a character weeps upon recognizing three girls from his youth in a newspaper article reporting that they had hanged themselves because their father could not afford their dowries.
A Fine Balance