Gora

Gora (1910) is Rabindranath Tagore’s fifth novel and is widely regarded as his masterpiece. Exploring the social, cultural, religious, and political life of nineteenth—century urban middle—class Bengal, it stands as a landmark in the history of the Bengali novel. The story reflects Tagore’s own transition from Hindu revivalism to universal brotherhood, nationalism to internationalism, and rigid Brahmanism to a more humanistic spirituality. The novel was translated into English by W.W. Pears...