The Home and the World

Rabindranath Tagore (author), William Radice (editor), Anita Desai (author of introduction), Surendranath Tagore (translator)

Paperback Published on: 31/03/2005; Language: English, Bengali (Original language of a translated text)

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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.