The home and the world
By: Rabindranath Tagore ; translated by Surendranath Tagore ; introduction by Anita Desai ; preface by William Radice.
Contributors: Tagore, Surendranath, 1872-1940.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: India -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947"--Publisher description.
Notes: Translated from Bengali.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix-xxxii).
Novel.
Previously published: 1985.
Translation of: Ghare-bāire.