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Gora
Paperback
ISBN13: 9788171677559
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Published: Sep 1 2002
Pages: 570
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.29 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Gora (1910) is Rabindranath Tagore's fifth novel and is widely regarded as his masterpiece. Exploring the social, cultural, religious, and political life of nineteenth-century urban middle-class Bengal, it stands as a landmark in the history of the Bengali novel. The story reflects Tagore's own transition from Hindu revivalism to universal brotherhood, nationalism to internationalism, and rigid Brahmanism to a more humanistic spirituality. The novel was translated into English by W.W. Pearson in 1924.
More than just a novel, Gora is an epic portrayal of India in a period of profound change, capturing the intellectual awakening and social upheaval experienced by the new intelligentsia.
No other work offers such a masterful analysis of India's complex social fabric, with its deep contradictions, or the character of Indian nationalism--rooted in resurgent Hinduism yet reaching toward universal humanism. Despite the extensive philosophical debates inherent to its themes, Tagore skillfully maintains a compelling narrative that keeps readers engaged until the very end.
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