Selected Lyrics of Tagore

Author: (Indian) Rabindranath Tagore
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a renowned Indian poet and the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1931. Throughout his life, he created a vast body of poetry. After receiving the Nobel Prize, he selected his favorite and most proud poems from his Bengali works, underwent a process of re-experiencing and re-creation, and translated them into refined, fresh, natural, and enduring prose poems. These were gradually compiled and presented to readers worldwide as collections such as Gitanjali (Song Offerings), The Crescent Moon, Stray Birds, Fruit-Gathering, and The Gardener. This book selects popular and beloved pieces from these collections, serving as a compendium of Tagore's lyrical poetry.