Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion: The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore
Tuesday, April 8, 10:30-11:30am, Adults, Auditorium
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. 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. (From the publisher)
Copies of the book are available here. Ebook and audiobook copies are always available through Hoopla. Ebook and audiobook copies are always available through Hoopla.
For those who would like to purchase a copy of The Home and the World please support our local independent bookstore, The Book Stall at 811 Elm Street in Winnetka. Copies may also be available at Books Down Under on the Lower Level of the library. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.