This section contains 3,058 words (approx. 11 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |
SOURCE: Ramachandra, Ragini. “Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey: Some First Impressions.” Literary Criterion 29, no. 4 (1994): 25-34.
In the following essay, Ramachandra praises the depiction of India in Such a Long Journey, holding that Mistry's portrayal of the Parsi people is accurate.
With its theme of man's primordial striving for peace and happiness eloquently articulated through a stunning sequence of events; its eye-filling variety of characters; its daring experimentation with language and its predominantly native sensibility, Such a Long Journey makes the reader sit up and take note of its unusual tone and texture. The novel which makes engrossing reading is like a whiff of fresh air and as welcome as spring time! What makes it even more refreshing is its intimate and first-hand presentation of a segment of Indian society by an insider that is not all too frequently portrayed in Indian fiction, namely, the Parsi community and...
This section contains 3,058 words (approx. 11 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |