Rohinton Mistry, Family Matters

Ira Raja

Ed. by John Thieme, University of East Anglia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

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First circulation or publication 2002

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India (Country of Origin)

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Nariman Vakeel, a seventy-nine-year-old Parsi patriarch and former professor of English, suffers from Parkinson's disease, which has severely curtailed his independence and mobility. He is cared for by his two middle-aged step-children, Coomy and her brother Jal, with whom he shares his spacious apartment in Chateau Felicity. Its cheery name notwithstanding, the place is in a state of decay and it is clear from the outset that the relationship between its three inhabitants is fraught with conflict. Things come to a head when Nariman, against Coomy's better judgement, insists on going for his customary evening walk, from which he returns with a fractured ankle that leaves him completely bedridden. Exhausted from her efforts to provide round-the-clock care for Nariman, Coomy plots to turn…

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Citation: Raja, Ira. "Family Matters". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 March 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=9038, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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