![]() ![]() ![]() "I'm not used to lecturing," he told us politely, "and once there's an audience it becomes that way for me. Before we'd gotten started, we were joined by January photographer and art director David Middleton, who often sits in on interviews, scanning the subject's face for advantageous angles and contributing with his insightful comments and unfailing wit. I dragged a service tray between us where I propped my tape recorder, an analog device. ![]() Not one to begin with an author ill at ease, I led him upstairs to the convention level, where we found a couple of chairs in a quiet corner. "It's too noisy here," Mistry said, after an appraising look around. I had determined to speak with him in the well-appointed bar of the hotel where he was staying, a place where I've spoken with many authors, including Bernard Cornwell, Timothy Findlay and J.A. Quiet spoken, modest and absolutely sure of himself, Rohinton Mistry put a kibosh on our interview, unwittingly upsetting the balance of my carefully laid plans. 1975: Immigrates to Canada at the age of 23ġ987: Publication of first book, 11 connected short stories entitled Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from the Firozsha Bagġ991: Publication of first novel, Such a Long Journey ![]()
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