above the earth

💧 "Sooner or later, a person will cry in this life"

💧 Man Booker Prize, International Dublin Literary Prize finalists

💧 Won the Canadian Giller Award and the Commonwealth Writer Award for Best Book

💧 Translated into more than 40 languages, more than 90 versions worldwide

💧 "Daily Telegraph" ranked second in the "Top Ten Novels in Asia", following "Dream of Red Mansions"

💧 Oprah Book Club Selection | "The Times" "25 must-read classics in this life" | "The Guardian" "100 books that are indispensable in life"

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A more tragic history of national blood and tears than "Alive", a panoramic picture scroll of all social classes in India

A song of life intertwined with suffering and hope, a literary classic that describes the good and evil of human nature and the truth of life

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In India in 1975, people's livelihood was declining, the current situation was turbulent, the government declared a state of emergency, and dark clouds enveloped the land.

Uncles Ishwar and Umprakash, who escaped from a massacre, were introduced to take a train to the residence of Dina, a tailor, in hopes of getting a job. On the train, they met the young student Manek. Coincidentally, Manek happens to be Dina's new tenant, so the three go together.

When the doorbell rang, Dina opened the door, and the four people, who were burdened with their own hardships, were about to start a new life in this hut, and their fate was thus closely linked...

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"Above the Earth" is a well-received novel by Rossington Mistry. It takes the fate of the four protagonists as the main line, shows the vicissitudes of India for decades, and depicts the suffering of little people in a special historical background. joys and sorrows and their tenacious vitality. After its publication, the work received high praise, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award. It also won the Canadian Giller Award, the Commonwealth Writer's Award for Best Book and other literary awards. Since its launch in 1995, there have been more than 90 editions around the world, becoming a classic that is constantly reprinted. In 2006, Tamasha Theater Company adapted "On the Earth" into a stage play, which was staged at the Hampstead Theater in London and won acclaim from all walks of life.

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Mistry writes with great passion, and his work displays a compassion and keen observation of the human condition that make him one of the most exciting and important contemporary novelists in the English language.

——Neustadt International Literary Prize Nomination

Few have captured India's true suffering and incredible vitality, its twists and turns and beauty, quite like Mistry.

——Time Magazine

This novel has the courage to document and redefine who we are. In the tradition of those great novels, it celebrates the radiant and unquenchable human spirit.

——The Globe and Mail

Those who harp on about the decline of the novel should look at Roshington Mistry. He doesn't need to infuse magical realism to bring reality to life, which, in his view, is already magical.

--"New York Times"

A novel of epic proportions that combines Dickens' pity for the underprivileged with Solzhenitsyn's restrained rage, a portrait of the resilience of the human spirit and the heartbreak of shattered dreams.

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

A masterpiece of revelation and compassion. Like all great works of fiction, it changed our understanding of life.

--"Guardian"

In terms of vision and insight, especially in terms of compassion for human beings, this is a high-level work.

- "Montreal Gazette"

The story has the grace and beauty of a butterfly on its wings... just wonderful.

——The Times

Every word is like a gleam of light on the sea...a great achievement.

- "Scotland Sunday"