Since finishing Rodinsky's Room I have been reading books set in Bombay/Mumbai.
Rohinton Mistry for one. His first book of short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag, set in a Parsi inhabited apartment block in Bombay is really good. I was mistryfied.
I have read A Fine Balance which is also a very fine novel. He is a superb writer.
I felt I had to read books set in Bombay in order to get closer to the community which has suffered so much recently.
My heart goes out to you.
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