Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore

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born
in Calcutta, India
May 07, 1861

died
August 07, 1941

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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as nat...more


Average rating: 4.16 · 10,333 ratings · 659 reviews · 289 distinct works · Similar authors
Gitanjali
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 2,204 ratings — published 1910 — 96 editions
The Home and the World
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 987 ratings — published 1916 — 41 editions
Gora: Roman
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 718 ratings — published 1910 — 17 editions
Chokher Bali
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 740 ratings — published 1914 — 5 editions
The Gardener
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 1913 — 39 editions
Short Stories From Rabindra...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions
Selected Poems
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1985 — 11 editions
The Post Office
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1914 — 25 editions
Kabuliwala
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 288 ratings2 editions
Selected Short Stories
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions
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“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

“If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.”
Rabindranath Tagore

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
Rabindranath Tagore

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