| Author: | Rabindranath Tagore | ISBN: | 9789387625129 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House India Private Limited | Publication: | July 26, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rabindranath Tagore |
| ISBN: | 9789387625129 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
| Publication: | July 26, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
Set against the backdrop of the Partition of Bengal by the British in 1905, Home and the World is the story of a young liberal-minded zamindar Nikhilesh, his educated and sensitive wife Bimala, and Nikhilesh’s friend Sandip, a charismatic nationalist leader to whom Bimala finds herself attracted. A perceptive exposition of the difficulties surrounding women’s emancipation in pre-modern India, and a telling portrayal of the chasms inherent in the nationalist movement. Home and the World has generated endless debate and discussion. Sreejata Guha’s lucid translation captures perfectly the nuances and complexities of this classic novel by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Set against the backdrop of the Partition of Bengal by the British in 1905, Home and the World is the story of a young liberal-minded zamindar Nikhilesh, his educated and sensitive wife Bimala, and Nikhilesh’s friend Sandip, a charismatic nationalist leader to whom Bimala finds herself attracted. A perceptive exposition of the difficulties surrounding women’s emancipation in pre-modern India, and a telling portrayal of the chasms inherent in the nationalist movement. Home and the World has generated endless debate and discussion. Sreejata Guha’s lucid translation captures perfectly the nuances and complexities of this classic novel by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
