Monihara and Other Stories

Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Sunanda Krishnamurty/
Translator(s): Sunanda Krishnamurty
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 166
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129105551

Description

The Short Stories of Tagore included in this volume of translations cover a variety of characters, settings emotions and issues which highlight the complexity of human life. They contrast urban sophistication with rural innocence, provide a taste of the supernatural, and reflect upon the prevailing social orthodoxy and its impact on women.

Rural life in Bengal is portrayed vividly in these stores through the people and their concerns, the landscape the rivers, and the changing seasons.

Contents

TRANSLATOR’S NOTE

Titles, Date and Place of First Publication of the Stories
Bereft of Moni (Monihara)
The Neighbour (Protibeshini)
Haimonti (Haimonti)
The Editor (Sampadak)
Promise fulfilled (Panraksha)
The auspicious Moment (Shubhodrishti)
Revenge (Protihimsa)
Nuisance (Apad)
The Skeleton (Kankal)
Completion (Samapti)

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