• ISBN13: 9780143414032
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT
• Publisher Imprint: Penguin Black Classics
• Publication Date: May 13, 2011
• Pages: 176
• Original Price: INR 199.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 120 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Classics

Rabindranath Tagore reinvented the Bengali novel with Farewell Song,blurring the lines between prose and poetry and creating an effervescentblend of romance and satire. Through Amit and Labanya and a brilliantlyetched social milieu, the novel addresses contemporary debates about‘good’ and ‘bad’ writing, the nature of love and conjugality, and theinfluence of Western culture on Bengali society. Set against the idyllicbackdrop of Shillong and the mannered world of elite Calcutta society,this sparkling novel expresses the complex vision and the mastery of stylethat characterized Tagore’s later works.