{"product_id":"27194-the-return-of-khokababu","title":"The Return of Khokababu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rabindranath Tagore\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): Sipra Bhattacharya\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788172237882\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA teenage boy wanders from village to village until a little girl ties down his free spirit, a wife writes a letter for the first time to her husband of fifteen years, telling him why she must leave him, and an old man attempts to reconcile his rich heritage with his impoverished life…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating collection from one of India’s greatest writers explores the myriad shades of life in nineteenth century Bengal. It transports the reader to a world where patriarchy and strict social norms still ruled, and women struggled to find a place for themselves. But as these stories show, it was also a world in transition, from the rural to the urban, from stagnant traditions to the joys of individual freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese new translations by Sipra Bhattacharya retain the spirit and flavour of the original tales even as they recreate the timeless world of Tagore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e2.\tThe Bathing Ghat’s  Tale \u003cbr\u003e3.\tThe Highway’s Tale \u003cbr\u003e4.\tThe Return of Khokababu\u003cbr\u003e5.\tThe Skeleton\u003cbr\u003e6.\tOne Night \u003cbr\u003e7.\tThe Living and the Dead \u003cbr\u003e8.\tKabuliwala\u003cbr\u003e9.\tAn Old, Old Story \u003cbr\u003e10.\tThe Nuisance \u003cbr\u003e11.\tDidi \u003cbr\u003e12.\tGiribala and  Gopinath \u003cbr\u003e13.\tGrandfather \u003cbr\u003e14.\tHungry Stones \u003cbr\u003e15.\tThe Wanderer \u003cbr\u003e16.\tThe Detective \u003cbr\u003e17.\tManihara \u003cbr\u003e18.\tThe Girl Next Door \u003cbr\u003e19.\t  The Broken Nest \u003cbr\u003e20.\tPride Destroyed \u003cbr\u003e21.\tThe Haldar Family \u003cbr\u003e22.\tA Wife’s Letter \u003cbr\u003e23.\tHouse Number One \u003cbr\u003e24.\tMatchmaking \u003cbr\u003e25.\tBalai\u003cbr\u003e26.\tThe Scandal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e27.\tP.S. An Interview with Rabindranath Tagore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Rabindranath Tagore \/ Harper Perennial \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776594522281,"sku":"27194","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/files\/khokabook.png?v=1781640935","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/27194-the-return-of-khokababu","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}