Chokher Bali - Softcover

Tagore, Rabindranath

Softcover

ISBN 10: 812910363X ISBN 13: 9788129103635

Publisher: Rupa Publications India, 2005

Synopsis

Mahendra is besotted with his wife Ashalata. Binodini, a young widow of exquisite beauty and sparkling mind, comes to live in his house. The intense love between Mahendra and his wife inflames Binodini's repressed sexuality. She manages to captivate Mahendra. At another level, the story is an interplay between three women, Mahendra's mother Rajalakshmi, Ashalata and Binodini.

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About the Author

Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, writer, and philosopher. His writings are considered the epitome of Bengali literature and several of his short stories and novels have been translated into many languages and have subsequently been adapted into hit movies. He is best remembered for: Gora, Kabuliwala, The Home and the World, and Choker Bali. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, largely for the English translation of the Gitanjali. He was also conferred a knighthood by the British Empire, which he renounced to protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

Synopsis

When Binodini, a beautiful young widow, goes to stay with a young couple, she captivates the husband and alienates him from his wife.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 812910363X
• ISBN 13: 9788129103635
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308