Classic Literature· India
Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore
by Rabindranath TagoreAggregate Editorial Score30/100
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Publishers Weekly
Published 2018English
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Few works of classic literature have earned the sustained critical attention that Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore (2018) by Rabindranath Tagore continues to receive. First published in 2018, Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore has earned its place among the great classics of world literature, read and studied across generations.
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Rabindranath Tagore published Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore in 2018, and it has since become one of the more widely recognised works of classic literature from India. The book's treatment of the human condition accounts for much of its enduring reputation.
Critics and institutions have consistently placed Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore among the notable works of its period. Our aggregate score of 30/100 is compiled from 1 editorial sources that range from Nobel and Booker committees to leading literary journals.
What distinguishes Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore is how it handles its central concerns — the human condition — without reducing them to neat conclusions. The book invites close reading and holds up well to it.
Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore reflects Rabindranath Tagore's place in a wider literary tradition. The book's concerns resonate with India's broader cultural preoccupations, even as they reach beyond any single national context.
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Publishers Weekly
notable · national
201830
Rabindranath Tagore is a India author whose work in classic literature has earned recognition from readers and critics alike.
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