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Glimpses of Bengal - The Letters of Rabindranath Tagore (Hardcover)
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Glimpses of Bengal - The Letters of Rabindranath Tagore (Hardcover)
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Glimpses of Bengal: The Letters of Tagore (1917) is a selection of
letters by Rabindranath Tagore. Published after Tagore received the
1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, Glimpses of Bengal: The Letters of
Tagore collects letters from 1885 to 1895, a period designated by
the author as "the most productive period of [his] literary life."
Bridging the gap between fiction and nonfiction, these letters
contain personal reflections on the political situation in India,
mediations on nature and poetry, and stunning vignettes of life in
the nineteenth century. "The unsheltered sea heaves and heaves and
blanches into foam. It sets me thinking of some tied-up monster
straining at its bonds, in front of whose gaping jaws we build our
homes on the shore and watch it lashing its tail." In this
selection of letters, Tagore is at his philosophical, poetic best,
reflecting earnestly and with ease on matters public and private. A
young man, he writes with the clarity and wisdom of one who has
lived many times over, granting readers a glimpse of the iconic
figure he would become toward the end of his life and career. His
portrait of Bengal is heartfelt and true, unadorned and yet
possessing an almost mystical quality. Whether describing his
travels upriver by boat or a dream journey through a Calcutta
immersed in "a dense, dark mist," Tagore never fails to intrigue,
enrapture, and enlighten. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath
Tagore's Glimpses of Bengal: The Letters of Tagore is a classic of
Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.
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