Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-minded Man

Dutta, Krishna; Robinson, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0747520046 / ISBN 13: 9780747520047

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1995

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Light crease to top edge of D/J. Light shelf wear to extremities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-minded Man
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747520046
• ISBN 13: 9780747520047
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • EASTERN PHILOSOPHY

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Synopsis

This is a biography of Rabindraneth Tagore who won the Nobel Prize in 1913, the first of only two Asian writers to do so. Today he is highly regarded in Bengal. He perceived that the ancient polarities of East and West would be compelled to meet in the 20th century. An educational, social, political and religious reformer, he wrote poetry, short stories, novels, essays and plays, and he painted and composed songs. This book focuses on the man, not his art. It highlights those of Tagore's works that have universal appeal and that illuminate his complexity and his "myriad-mindedness".

Review

'One has waited a very long time for a biography of Tagore that did justice to a far more complex and curious mind and life than simply respectful and circumspect accounts allowed. Here it is: thorough, fair, balanced, intelligent, and addressing every aspect of a truly astonishing artist, his life and times.' --Anita Desai

'The entire book was a revelation to me... it brings out very clearly that Tagore was intellectually more perceptive than Gandhi.' --Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Laureate

'a superb biography' --The New Yorker