The Post Office : a Play / by Rabindranath Tagore ; Translated from the Bengali by Devabrata Mukerjea ; Preface by W. B. Yeats

Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941), Mukerjea, Devabrata & Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939)

ISBN 10: 0716513471 / ISBN 13: 9780716513476

Published by Shannon : Irish U. P., 1971

About this Item

Fine copy in the original linen-backed boards and glassine dust-wrapper; the classic Cuala Press design. An uncommonly good example; corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Reproduces the 1st translation of the work published at the Cuala Press, Dundrum, 1914. Physical desc. : [5], 38p. ; 22cm. Subject: Drama in Bengali, 1895-1920 --English texts. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 100772

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Post Office : a Play / by Rabindranath Tagore ; Translated from the Bengali by Devabrata Mukerjea ; Preface by W. B. Yeats
• Publisher: Shannon : Irish U. P.
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716513471
• ISBN 13: 9780716513476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Fine Facsimile Reprint.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

Originally written in Bengali in 1912 the play narrates the story of a young boy, Amal. Confined to his house because of illness Amal experiences a journey of spiritual awareness, which bestows enduring happiness on him. The play has universal appeal which makes it a world calssic.

About the Author

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 1941), is to the Indian subcontinent what Shakespeare is to the English-speaking world. A poet, playwright, painter, and educator, Tagore was also a mystic of great complexity and depth. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.