The Home and the World (Penguin Classics)

The Home and the World (Penguin Classics)

by Anita Desai (Introduction), Anita Desai (Introduction), Rabindranath Tagore (Author), William Radice (Editor), Surendranath Tagore (Translator)

Synopsis

Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 31 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 0140449868
ISBN 13: 9780140449860

Author Bio
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Nobel laureate for literature (1913), was one of the greatest writer in modern Indian literature.