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The home and the world

Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-19412005
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Set on a Bengali noble 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.
Main title:
The home and the world / Rabindranath Tagore ; translated by Surendranath Tagore introduction by Anita Desai.
Edition:
[New ed.] / preface by William Radice.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2005.
Collation:
xxxii, 213 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
This ed. of this translation originally published: 1985.Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the Bengali.
ISBN:
9780140449860 (pbk)
Dewey class:
891.4435
Language:
English
BRN:
405629
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