"It appeals to me when I read it but I cannot write like that. I have tried to write like that; for a while I get really involved and enjoy it but then it all starts to feel like a pointless exercise. It is just too clever by half; I don't like clever books, I like honest books…"
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On why he leans towards a style reminiscent of 19th century literature in “Rohinton Mistry: 'Family Matters,' and Literary Ones” in Asia Society (2002 Nov 1)
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