Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): William Radice
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 160
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9780143416050
Description
Poet, novelist, painter, musician and Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore is one of modern India’s greatest literary figures.
Written at the turn of the nineteenth century, Tagore’s short stories convey a deep understanding of human relationships and a profoundly original vision of the world.
This selection brings together some of his best stories, brilliantly recreating vivid images of Bengali life and landscape in lyrical and evocative prose.
COMMENT:
‘His short stories are among the best ever written’.
--- Satyajit Ray
Contents
1. The Living and the Dead
2. The Postmaster
3. Little Master’s Return
4. Skeleton
5. Fool’s Gold
6. Holiday
7. Kabuliwallah
8. Exercise-book
9. Unwanted
10. Fury Appeased
11. Guest
12. Wishes Granted
13. The Hungry Stones
14. The Gift of Sight