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Une simple affaire de famille : par l'auteur de l'Equilibre du monde

Set in Bombay in the mid-1990s, Family Matters tells a story of familial love and obligation, of personal and political corruption, of the demands of tradition and the possibilities for compassion. Nariman Vakeel, the patriarch of a small discordant family, is beset by Parkinsons and haunted by memories of his past. He lives with his two middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy, bitter and domineering, and her brother, Jal, mild-mannered and acquiescent. But the burden of the illness worsens the already strained family relationships. Soon, their sweet-tempered half-sister, Roxana, is forced to assume sole responsibility for her bedridden father. And Roxanas husband, besieged by financial worries, devises a scheme of deception involving his eccentric employer at a sporting goods store, setting in motion a series of events that leads to the narratives moving outcome. Family Matters has all the richness, the gentle humour, and the narrative sweep that have earned Mistry the highest of accolades around the world.

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  • "Set in Bombay in the mid-1990s, Family Matters tells a story of familial love and obligation, of personal and political corruption, of the demands of tradition and the possibilities for compassion. Nariman Vakeel, the patriarch of a small discordant family, is beset by Parkinsons and haunted by memories of his past. He lives with his two middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy, bitter and domineering, and her brother, Jal, mild-mannered and acquiescent. But the burden of the illness worsens the already strained family relationships. Soon, their sweet-tempered half-sister, Roxana, is forced to assume sole responsibility for her bedridden father. And Roxanas husband, besieged by financial worries, devises a scheme of deception involving his eccentric employer at a sporting goods store, setting in motion a series of events that leads to the narratives moving outcome. Family Matters has all the richness, the gentle humour, and the narrative sweep that have earned Mistry the highest of accolades around the world."@en
  • "A Bombay, vivent dans un grand appartement délabré Nariman Vakeel, un vieil homme atteint de la maladie de Parkinson, et ses deux beaux-enfants, Coomy et Jal. Il avait épousé leur mère Yasmina sous la pression familiale pour mettre fin à une liaison qu'il avait avec une jeune fille catholique. Coomy et Jal conspirent pour se débarrasser de leur beau-père en le remettant à leur demi-soeur Roxane..."
  • "Nariman, an elderly widower, lives in Bombay with his middle-aged step-children and dreams of the past. When a broken ankle robs him of his daily walk through the neighbourhood, his bitter stepdaughter schemes to move him to her sister's home and relieve herself of the burden of caring for him. The move is accomplished, but living in a new household with Roxana, her husband and two young sons sets into motion a series of events that lead to the unraveling of the family's secrets and surprising revelations from the past."@en
  • "This story centres on a 79-year-old Parsi widower named Nariman who lives with his step-son and step-daughter. Nariman's wife died many years before, leaving behind the two children from her first marriage and the daughter, Roxanna, they had together."
  • "Set in Bombay in the mid-1990s, Family Matters tells a story of familial love and obligation, of personal and political corruption, of the demands of tradition and the possibilities for compassion. Nariman Vakeel, the patriarch of a small discordant family, is beset by Parkinson's and haunted by memories of his past. He lives with his two middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy, bitter and domineering, and her brother, Jal, mild-mannered and acquiescent. But the burden of the illness worsens the already strained family relationships. Soon, their sweet-tempered half-sister, Roxana, is forced to assume sole responsibility for her bedridden father. And Roxana's husband, besieged by financial worries, devises a scheme of deception involving his eccentric employer at a sporting goods store, setting in motion a series of events that leads to the narrative's moving outcome. Family Matters has all the richness, the gentle humour, and the narrative sweep that have earned Mistry the highest of accolades around the world."
  • "In mid-1990s Bombay, Nariman Vakeel lives in a crumbling apartment with his two middle-aged stepchildren--the mild-mannered Jal and his domineering sister, Coomy, who plots to turn over the care of her stepfather to her younger sister, Roxana."@en
  • "Nariman Vakeel, the elderly patriarch of a small, discordant family in Bombay, finds himself at the mercy of his ungrateful stepchildren when an injury requires him to have constant care, but as he struggles to put his family life back together, he learns some important lessons about familial love."@en
  • "A Bombay, vivent dans un grand appartement délabré, Nariman Vakeel, un vieil homme atteint de la maladie de Parkinson et ses deux beaux-enfants, Coomy et Jal. Il avait épousé leur mère Yasmina sous la pression familiale pour mettre fin à une liaison qu'il avait avec une jeune fille catholique. Coomy et Jal conspirent pour se débarrasser de leur beau-père en le remettant à leur demi-soeur Roxane..."
  • "Rohinton Mistry's enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson's disease, breaks an ankle and finds himself wholly dependent on his family. His step-children, Coomy and Jal, have a spacious apartment (in the inaptly named Chateau Felicity), but are too squeamish and resentful to tend to his physical needs. Nariman must now turn to his younger daughter, Roxana, her husband, Yezad, and their two sons, who share a small, crowded home. Their decision will test not only their material resources but, in surprising ways, all their tolerance, compassion, integrity, and faith. Sweeping and intimate, tragic and mirthful, Family Matters is a work of enormous emotional power."@en
  • "Rohinton Mistry's enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson's disease, breaks an ankle and finds himself wholly dependent on his family. His step-children, Coomy and Jal, have a spacious apartment (in the inaptly named Chateau Felicity), but are too squeamish and resentful to tend to his physical needs. Nariman must now turn to his younger daughter, Roxana, her husband, Yezad, and their two sons, who share a small, crowded home. Their decision will test not only their material resources but, in surprising ways, all their tolerance, compassion, integrity, and faith. Sweeping and intimate, tragic and mirthful, Family Matters is a work of enormous emotional power. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en

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  • "Belletristische Darstellung"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Authors' autographs (Provenance)"@en
  • "Translations"@he
  • "Canadian fiction"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Uncorrected proofs (Printing)"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
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  • "Question de famiglia"
  • "Assuntos de família"
  • "Családi ügyek"
  • "Családi ügyek"@hu
  • "Dela semeĭnye : [roman]"
  • "Porodične stvari"
  • "Une simple affaire de famille : par l'auteur de l'Equilibre du monde"@en
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Family matters"
  • "Family matters"@en
  • "Une simple affaire de famille : roman"
  • "Die Quadratur des Glücks : Roman"
  • "Asuntos de familia"
  • "Asuntos de familia"@es
  • "Family Matters"
  • "Afers de família"@ca
  • "Afers de família"
  • "Sprawy rodzinne"@pl
  • "Sprawy rodzinne"
  • "Et familieanliggende"@da
  • "Et familieanliggende"
  • "Questioni di famiglia"
  • "ʻInyene mishpaḥah"
  • "Familieanliggender"
  • "En familjeangelägenhet : roman"@sv
  • "Familiekwesties"
  • "ענייני משפחה"
  • "Family matters : a novel"@en

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