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The Hungry Stones and Other Stories

by Rabindranath Tagore · 1895

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1916. Tagore is an artist of rare lyrical powers, who understands the human soul. Tagore's poems and stories are devotions, mystical, sublimated ecstasy. They are the thoughts of a seer, the perfect union of beauty and truth in poetry. Contents: Hungry Stones; Victory; Once there was a King; Homecoming; My Lord, the Baby; Kingdom of Cards; Devotee; Vision; Babus of Nayanjore; Living or Dead; We Crown Thee King; Renunciation, Cabuliwallah.

Setting
1890sindia
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 212 pages
Form
short stories

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