num_pages: 128
description: An illuminating collection of inspirational poems by a Nobel LaureateWhile traveling through one of the poorest regions in India, W. B. Yeats was amazed to discover the women in the tea fields singing the songs and poems of Rabindranath Tagore. This striking scene led the great Irish poet to appreciate the depth of India's far-reaching tradition of poetry and the fame of this one Indian poet. Tagore's work is without equal and plays an eminent role in twentieth century Indian literature.The publication of the English edition of Gitanjali in 1911 earned Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel Prize in literature. A collection of over one hundred inspirational poems, Gitanjali covers the breadth of life's experiences, from the quiet pleasure of observing children at play to a man's struggle with his god. These are poems that transcend time and place.
language: English
title: Gitanjali: A Collection of Indian Poems by the Nobel Laureate
titlecomplete: Gitanjali: A Collection of Indian Poems by the Nobel Laureate
genres: Literature, Classics, India, Indian Literature, Asia, Philosophy, Nobel Prize, Spirituality, Fiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 10665
publisher: Scribner