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Number of Pages
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Language
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Book Summary
This collection of classic short fiction gathers three novellas from early 20th-century Bengal, each centering on a womanโs inner life as she navigates love, duty, and the boundaries of marriage. The central themes explore longing, social expectation, and the quiet resilience that sustains everyday lives. Itโs geared toward adult readers and fans of literary fiction who appreciate nuanced character study and thoughtful storytelling.
The reading experience is intimate and contemplative, with a focus on mood, emotion, and the subtleties of choice. The narratives unfold through close, often restrained storytelling that invites readers to inhabit the womenโs perspectives and to reflect on how tradition, desire, and circumstance shape every decision. The tone is romantic, nuanced, and quietly powerfulโdesigned to linger in the readerโs mind long after the final page.
Readers gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of intimate relationships, a broader perspective on historical social norms, and a lasting sense of empathy for the women at the heart of these tales.
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Author
Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
224
Language
English
SKU
9780143425663
ISBN
9780143425663
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
13x1x20cm
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 (1861โ1941) 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 โThe Poet Of Bengalโ, And Also Went By The Names Gurudev And Biswakabi. Rabindranath Tagore (1861โ1941) 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 IndiaโS 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.