Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology: An Anthology

Tagore, Rabindranath

ISBN 10: 031220079X / ISBN 13: 9780312200794

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology: An Anthology
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031220079X
• ISBN 13: 9780312200794
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Rabindranath Tagore mesmerized the world with his spiritual insights and finely wrought writings. This comprehensive and engaging anthology gathers his polymathic achievement, from the extraordinary humanity of The Post Officer to memoirs, letters, essays and conversations, short stories, extracts from the celebrated novel The Home and the World, poems, songs, epigrams, and paintings. This inspired collection of works by one of this century's most profound writers in an essential guide for readers seeking to understand Indian literature, culture, and wisdom, and the perfect reintroduction of Tagore's magnificence to American readers.

About the Authors

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is India's most famous poet. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Krishna Dutta, who was born in Calcutta, has lived for many years in London, where she works as a teacher.

Andrew Robinson is the author of Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker (I.B.Tauris) and an expert on Ray's work. He is Literary Editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement.