Rabindranath Tagore

Selected Stories of Tagore (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Considered as one of the most sensitive and creative writers of his times, Rabindranath Tagore elevated the genre of short stories to an art-form. Tagore's stories continue to rise above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the imaginations of readers around the world. Translated from Bengali to English, these stories depict the human condition in its many forms. Tagore's stories lead to profound insights of the human mind. They have a capacity to touch your core and leave you thinking deeply about human values. Prominent among the stories are the famous 'The Cabuliwallah', which has also been adapted as a movie. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A cultural icon of Bengal and India, he became Asia's first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: DIGITAL FIRE
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789388118613
• Artikelnr.: 62747543

Autorenporträt

Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 in a Kolkata, India. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore (1817-1905) and Sarada Devi (1830-1875). Because of his mother's early death and his father's frequent travel, he spent most of his childhood with servants. He didn't like classroom schooling and roamed around Bolpur and Panihati where his family frequently visited. He was married to Mrinalini Devi (1873-1902) when she was 10 years of age. His father also had a keen interest in music and invited several professional Dhrupad musicians to teach music to children. Rabindranath's original surname was Kushari which was changed to Tagore. He belonged to Pirali Brahmin from the village of Kush in Burdwan district of West Bengal. He is known for reshaping Bengali literature, music and art with modernization. He became the first Non-European and first lyricist to win Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a polymath and wrote poems, short stories, songs, play writer, philosopher and painter. Tagore started writing poems from the age of eight and at the age of sixteen his first poem released under pseudonym Bh¿nusi¿ha. In 1877, his short stories and dramas released under his real name. From 1878 to 1912 he traveled to more than 30 countries on five continents.