Gora
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8128832506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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One of India's most cherished figures, Rabindranath Tagore (18611914) was a novelist, shortstory writer, poet, essayist, painter, educationist and thinker, the first nonEuropean to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. He modernised Bengali literature, moving it away from its rigid classical form and strict linguistic structure. Known for works such as Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (FairFaced) and GhareBaire (The Home and the World,) his novels, short stories and v
Canvassing the social, cultural, religious and political life of nineteenth century urban middleclass Bengali, it is a landmark in the history of the Bengali novel. Pearson in 1924.. Gora was translated into English by W.W. The novel is believed to be an expression of Tagore's own transition from Hindu revivalism to universal brotherhood, from nationalism to internationalism, from the acceptance of rigid Brahmanism and Hinduism to the religion of man. Gora (1910) is Tagore's fifth novel and is considered his masterpiece
He also wrote the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana and of Bangladesh, Amar Shonar Bangla. . He modernised Bengali literature, moving it away from its rigid classical form and strict linguistic structure. About the Author One of India's most cherished figures, Rabindranath Tagore (18611914) was a novelist, shortstory writer, poet, essayist, painter, educationist and thinker, the first nonEuropean to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. Known for works such as Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (FairFaced) and GhareBaire (The Home and the World,) his novels, short stories and verse are considered part of the greatest of world literature, famous for their exploration of the political and the personal
A Customer said It shakes you away from your rigid beliefs.. Gora is inteligent, energetic and a strong believer. He believes in believing and acting for those beliefs. He is strong he is aggressive. He thinks that the strong belief can bring in all the good. Strong belief in God, Culture, country, will automatically make them self confident and will lead to progress. Which will eliminate the problems for the society. He subscribes to the beliefs, that he thinks are birth right to him. He is strong Hindu, He is strong Indian, Strong __, At the end he comes to know that hi. Typical Tagore, untypical for its times To truly appreciate this book one needs to have some fair idea of the social, religious and political situation of India during the late nineteenth-early twentieth century. This book revolutionised the thinking and beliefs of the then contemporary modern thinkers and intellectuals, laying the foundation of the idea of a secular Indian society. The underlying theme is the essence of being a human, and very few in the history of mankind could find words that brings this out so beautifully (more so in the original Be. Kindle edition a no-no Don't buy this kindle edition. The book is a classic in Indian literature, but this edition has the worst translation. The author has translated bengali into english word to word, with no semblance of grammar, sentence structure or meaning. Better get the penguin paperback edition, and not this mess.