1959 - Binodini

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Title
en 1959 - Binodini
Date published
1959
Number of pages
295
Language
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Dimension
18 × 14 cm (height × width)
Abstract
The 1959 book "Binodini" refers to the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's classic Bengali novel Chokher Bali, first published in 1902-03, with the 1959 edition being a significant publication by Sahitya Akademi translated by Krishna Kripalani, exploring themes of widowhood, forbidden love, societal constraints, and female agency in 19th-century Bengal through the complex character of Binodini.