The Home and the World
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| The Home and the World | |
| Author | Rabindranath Tagore |
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| Original title | ঘরে বাইরে Ghare Baire |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre(s) | Autobiographical novel |
| Publication date | 1916 |
| Media type | print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
The Home and the World 1916 (in the original Bengali, ঘরে বাইরে Ghôre Baire) is a 1916 novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
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[edit] Plot summary
The book is set in early 20th century India in the estate of the rich Bengali noble Nikhil. He lives happily with his wife Bimala until the appearance of his friend and radical revolutionist, Sandip.
Sandip, a passionate and active man, is a contradiction to the peace-loving and somewhat passive Nikhil. He easily attracts the innocent and unsuspecting Bimala, creating a love triangle.
Although Nikhil figures out what is happening, he is a mature person and thus grants Bimala freedom to grow and choose what she wants in her life (as their marriage was arranged when she was a young girl). Meanwhile Bimala experiences the emotions of love for the first time in a manner which helps her understand that it is indeed her husband Nikhil who really loves her.
The novel ends with a secular riot. Nikhil is mortally wounded and Sandip leaves the city. Amulya who considered Bimala as her sister, and whom Bimala thinks of as her son (since she has no children ) dies.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was released as the film Ghare Baire (The Home and the World) by Satyajit Ray in 1984.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Datta, Sandip Kumar. Rabindranath Tagore's The Home and the World: A Critical Companion. Anthem Press, 2005 [1].
[edit] External links
- Penguin Classics
- Tagore's Gandhi Novel - Critics by Lukacs
- e-text of novel from ibiblio - translated from Bengali into English by Surendranath Tagore
- Literary Encyclopedia
- The Home and the World at Project Gutenberg
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