The Lost Jewels and Other Stories

By Rabindranath Tagore

2020

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Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941)was a prolific writer during the colonial period and isacclaimed for his lyricism, colloquialism and naturalism.His stories explored socio-political hypocrisies, ethnicalprejudices, class-based discrimination, stereotypicalcharacters in a domestic set-up, and more in a largelyconventional society. Through his work, he resisted therigid linguistic moulds and modernised Bengali art.Be it the yearning to belong in ‘Kabuliwala,’ thesupernatural mystery in ‘The Living and the Dead,’ theways in which class affects humanity in ‘The Postmaster’or the impact of materialism in ‘The Lost Jewels’— Tagore’s stories reflect a kaleidoscope of humanemotions, firmly etched on a sensitive landscape.Withstanding societal evolution, his stories createda profound association between his characters andthe readers.While almost eighty years have passed since his lastcontribution to literature, few names manage to evokeemotions as acute as Tagore’s. The Lost Jewels and OtherStories is a celebration of one of India’s greatest writers,with some of his most emblematic stories, in hisinimitable style, language and humour including ‘TheHome-Coming,’ ‘The Skeleton,’ ‘Giribala,’ and ‘TheRiver Stairs.’

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Rabindranath Tagore

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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West." Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla. The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites: http://www.tagoreweb.in/ http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....