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Number of Pages
240
Age Group
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Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a work of historical fiction that blends an intimate love story with a broader political awakening. Set on a Bengali noble estate in 1908, the narrative follows a wife at a crossroads between the duties of her marriage and the rising call for reform. The story speaks to readers who enjoy literary, character-driven drama and the tension between tradition and modernity.
The book is story-led and richly textured with period detail, offering an atmospheric immersion into aristocratic life, social rituals, and the ideas stirring beyond the home. Its reading experience is distinctive for its quiet intensity, the way inner life and public conscience collide, and the nuanced portrayal of a society in flux. Readers move through the emotional currents and social pressures that shape decisions and reshape loyalties.
Through its exploration of private obligation and public responsibility, the narrative invites reflection on gender roles, family duty, and the birth of political consciousness in a changing world. The tone is contemplative and evocative, a thoughtful examination of how personal choices echo larger historical forces without revealing every twist ahead.
After finishing, readers gain a nuanced understanding of how intimate decisions mirror societal transformation. The book cultivates empathy, critical thinking about tradition and reform, and a lasting awareness of the complexities at the heart of historical change.
Product Details
Author
Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
240
Language
English
SKU
9780140449860
ISBN
9780140449860
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
12.9x1.4x19.8cm
Binding
Paperback
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Rabindranath Tagore Was A Nobel Laureate For Literature (1913) As Well As One Of Indias Greatest Poets And The Composer Of Independent Indias National Anthem, As Well As That Of Bangladesh. He Wrote Successfully In All Literary Genres, But Was First And Foremost A Poet, Publishing More Than 50 Volumes Of Poetry. He Was A Bengali Writer Who Was Born In Calcutta And Later Traveled Around The World. He Was Knighted In 1915, But Gave Up His Knighthood After The Massacre Of Demonstrators In India In 1919. Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Was A Painter, Philosopher, Playwright, Musician And Social Reformer, In Addition To Being A Poet And Writer. He Was Instrumental In Reshaping Bengali Writing, Music And Indian Art In Theate Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. He Became The First Non- European To Receive The Nobel Prize Initerature For His Famous Collection Of Poems, Gitanjali. Tagore Was Referred To As ‘The Poet Of Bengal’, And Also Went By The Names Gurudev And Biswakabi. Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Was The Fourteenth Son Of Debendranath Tagore And Sarada Devi, And Started Writing Early In His Life. He Joined The Swadeshi Movement Against The British In The 1900S. He Won The Nobel Prize For Literature In 1913, And Used His Earnings To Partly Fund His School And University, Visva-Bharati In Santiniketan. His Influence On Bengali Culture Extends Far Beyond His Highly Regarded Poetry And Prose, Into Music, Visual Art, And Theatre. Arunava Sinha Translates Classic, Modern, And Contemporary Bengali Fiction And Non-Fiction From Bangladesh And India Into English. He Also Translates Fiction From English Into Bengali. Over Seventy Of His Translations Have Been Published So Far In India, The Uk, And The Usa. He Has Won India’S Top Translation Prize, The Crossword Award For Translated Books, Twice. He Teaches At Ashoka University, Where He Is Also The Co-Director Of The Ashoka Centre For Translation, And Is The Books Editor At Scroll.In.