About the book
Firozsha Baag is an apartment building in Bombay. Its ceilings need plastering and some of the toilets leak appallingly, but its residents are far from desperate, though sometimes contentious and unforgiving. In these witty, poignant stories, Mistry charts the intersecting lives of Firozsha Baag, yielding a delightful collective portrait of a middle-class Indian community poised between the old ways and the new.
\"A fine collection...the volume is informed by a tone of gentle compassion for seemingly insignificant lives.\"--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
Editions of Swimming Lessons
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679776321
- EBook
- ISBN 9780525565239
Read an Excerpt
Firozsha Baag is an apartment building in Bombay. Its ceilings need plastering and some of the toilets leak appallingly, but its residents are far from desperate, though sometimes contentious and unforgiving. In these witty, poignant stories, Mistry charts the intersecting lives of Firozsha Baag, yielding a delightful collective portrait of a middle-class Indian community poised between the old ways and the new.
\"A fine collection...the volume is informed by a tone of gentle compassion for seemingly insignificant lives.\"--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Swimming Lessons about?
Firozsha Baag is an apartment building in Bombay. Its ceilings need plastering and some of the toilets leak appallingly, but its residents are far from desperate, though sometimes contentious and unforgiving. In these witty, poignant stories, Mistry charts the intersecting lives of Firozsha Baag, yielding a delightful collective portrait of a middle-class Indian community poised between the old ways and the new.
\"A fine collection...the volume is informed by a tone of gentle compassion for seemingly insignificant lives.\"--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Swimming Lessons?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Swimming Lessons?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679776321
Is Swimming Lessons part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage International
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Swimming Lessons?
Rohinton Mistry
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Swimming Lessons is available as paperback(ISBN 9780679776321) and ebook(ISBN 9780525565239)
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