Rabindranath Tagore

6 summariesSpirituality, Philosophy, Historical Fiction

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful" poetry of Gitanjali, he became in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial; however, his "elegant prose and magical poetry" remain largely unknown outside Bengal. He was a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Referred to as "the Bard of Bengal", Tagore was known by sobriquets: Gurudeb, Kobiguru, Biswokobi.

Books by Rabindranath Tagore

6 books available

Gitanjali
Rabindranath Tagore
4.3 (9k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality
In "Gitanjali," Tagore's poems celebrate the divine, weaving together themes of devotion, nature, and the soul's search for the infinite.
Selected Short Stories
Rabindranath Tagore
4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
Tagore's stories from turn-of-the-century Bengal explore the human condition through tales of love, loss, and social reflection.
The Home and the World
Rabindranath Tagore
3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In a Bengal on the cusp of Swadeshi, a sheltered wife's awakening to political fervor and illicit love threatens to shatter the traditional world of her zamindar husband.
Chokher Bali
Rabindranath Tagore
3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In colonial Bengal, a captivating young widow's arrival starts a storm of forbidden desires, jealousy, and social upheaval within a seemingly harmonious household, challenging tradition and loyalty.
The Gardener
Rabindranath Tagore
4.3 (2k) average on GoodreadsFiction
A son's quest to find his unknown father uncovers a sinister plot, forcing him to protect a genetically engineered girl from a 'Gardener' who creates human-plant hybrids.
Red Oleanders
Rabindranath Tagore
3.9 (218) average on GoodreadsFiction
In a gold-obsessed town, Nandini, with red oleanders, ignites a desire for freedom in enslaved miners, sacrificing herself for their liberation.