The Poison Tree (1873) is a novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
Originally serialized in Bangadarshan, a popular literary magazine
founded by Chatterjee in 1872 and later edited by Rabindranath
Tagore, The Poison Tree is a story that engages with the subject of
widow remarriage. "The river flowed smoothly on-leaped, danced,
cried out, restless, unending, playful. On shore, herdsmen were
grazing their oxen-one sitting under a tree singing, another
smoking, some fighting, others eating. Inland, husbandmen were
driving the plough, beating the oxen, lavishing abuse upon them, in
which the owner shared." With his wife's blessing, Nagendra sets
out on a journey by boat down the river. When a sudden storm forces
him to leave his boat for safety, he comes across the ruined home
of Kundanandini, a young widow caring for her father in his final
days. When the old man dies, Kundanandini begs him to take her to
Calcutta. As he begins to fall for the beautiful woman, he
struggles with the demands of family, religion, and tradition,
knowing that love wields power over them all. Tragic and timeless,
The Poison Tree is a brilliant romance from a legendary figure in
Bengali literature. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee's The Poison Tree is a classic of Bengali literature and
utopian science fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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