Passion and politics intertwine in Char Adhyay (1934), Rabindranath Tagore's last and perhaps most controversial novel, set in the context of the freedom struggle in pre-Independent India. Ela, a young working woman, comes under the spell of Indranath, a charismatic political activist who advocates the path of terror. She joins his band of underground rebels, vowing never to marry, and to devote her life to the nation's cause. But through her relationship with Atindra, a poet and romantic who grows disenchanted after joining the group, Ela realizes the hollowness of Indranath's machinations. The lovers now face a terrible choice. This new translation of Char Adhyay brings Tagore's text to life in contemporary idiom, while evoking the charged atmosphere of the story's historical setting.
| ISBN: | 9780143452645 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2023 |
| Author: | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House India |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Modern and Contemporary Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Historical Fiction |
Passion and politics intertwine in Char Adhyay (1934), Rabindranath Tagore's last and perhaps most controversial novel, set in the context of the freedom struggle in pre-Independent India. Ela, a young working woman, comes under the spell of Indranath, a charismatic political activist who advocates the path of terror. She joins his band of underground rebels, vowing never to marry, and to devote her life to the nation's cause. But through her relationship with Atindra, a poet and romantic who grows disenchanted after joining the group, Ela realizes the hollowness of Indranath's machinations. The lovers now face a terrible choice. This new translation of Char Adhyay brings Tagore's text to life in contemporary idiom, while evoking the charged atmosphere of the story's historical setting.
Four Chapters features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical Fiction
Four Chapters is available in Paperback
Four Chapters was written by Rabindranath Tagore and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House India
Four Chapters has 128 pages