[Herunterladen] (PDF) The Home and the World
By Rabindranath Tagore
Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political
awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her
husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her
attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the
conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that
accompanied Partition in 1947. This edition includes an introduction by Anita Desai.
