Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian writer in English. Residing in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Mistry is of Indian origin, originally from Mumbai. He practices Zoroastrianism and belongs to the Parsi community. Mistry is a Neustadt International Prize for Literature laureate . Rohinton Mistry was born in 1952 in Mumbai, India. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics at the University of Mumbai. He emigrated to Canada with his wife in 1975, settling in Toronto where he studied at the University of Toronto and received a BA in English and Philosophy. He worked in a bank for a while,... before returning to studies, leading up to a degree in English and philosophy. While attending the University of Toronto he won two Hart House literary prizes , for stories which were published in the Hart House Review, and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributor's Prize for 1985. Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published his collection of 11 short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag. It was later published in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag.
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