{"product_id":"four-chapters-paperback","title":"Four Chapters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRabindranath Tagore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePassion and politics intertwine in \u003ci\u003eChar Adhyay\u003c\/i\u003e (1934), Rabindranath Tagore's last and perhaps most controversial novel, set in the context of the freedom struggle in pre-Independent India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new translation of \u003ci\u003eChar Adhyay\u003c\/i\u003e brings Tagore's text to life in contemporary idiom, while evoking the charged atmosphere of the story's historical setting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRabindranath Tagore, \u003c\/b\u003eRenaissance man, reshaped Bengal's literature and music, and became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa, and was a living institution for India, especially for Bengal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadha Chakravarty \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, critic, and translator. In 2004, she was nominated for the Crossword Translation Award for \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of the Mother\u003c\/i\u003e by Mahasweta Devi. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.78 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731944476735,"sku":"9780143452645","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ac64fe601916dd97ca24f0968a98b79.webp?v=1765130711","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/four-chapters-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}