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Title: THE HOME AND THE WORLD
By: Rabindranath Tagore, Surendranath Tagore (Trans), Anita Desai
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0140449868
ISBN 13: 9780140449860
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Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 31 March, 2005
Pages: 240
Translated from: Bengali
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.
Synopsis: 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.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Returns: Returnable
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