"La obra de Rabindranath Tagore es ante todo humanista e inequívocamente intimista. Inspirado en las viejas tradiciones y enseñanzas orientales, toda su obra está llena de una poesía y una m
"A unique autobiography that provides an incomparable insight into the mind of a genius The Renaissance man of modern India, Rabindranath Tagore put his country on the literary map of the world when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. My Life in My Words is, quite literally, Tagore on Tagore. Uma Das Gupta draws upon the vast repertoire of Tagores writings to create a vivid portrait of the life and times of one of Indias most influential cultural icons.The result is a rare glimpse into the world of Tagore: his family of pioneering entrepreneurs who shaped his worldview; the personal tragedies that influenced some of his most eloquent verse; his groundbreaking work in education and social reform; his constant endeavour to bring about a synthesis of the East and the West and his humanitarian approach to politics; and his rise to the status of an international poet. Meticulously researched and sensitively edited, this unique autobiography provides an incomparable insight into the mind of a genius."
The Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 primarily for this work, parts of which he had rendered into the lucid, grave English prose of prayer. Although he wrote over 40 books of poetry, this is the only one whose name is known outside the subcontinent. Tagore's most famous work deserves to be seen as it appeared in the Bengali - a series of jewels, the whole with the authority virtually of a holy book, and each one a metaphysical delight. Joe Winter's complete translation, the first in English verse, emulates the grandeur and lightness of movement of these wonderful song-poems.
Los 46 textos breves aquí reunidos constituyen una primorosa selección de los mensajes de inspiración espiritual y poética que el autor dirigía a los alumnos y profesores de su famosa escuela de Santiniketan ("La morada de la paz") durante las sesiones matinales de meditación. Abarcan todos los grandes temas de la espiritualidad y configuran una inapreciable guía en el difícil viaje hacia la consecución de la paz interior.
"Que mi canto sea simple como el despertar en la mañana, como el goteo del rocío en las hojas, simple como los colores de las nubes y los aguaceros a medianoche."
Tagore was the first romantic poet and the first Bengali to write short stories, a form he adopted from his reading of European short stories. This collection is a representative selection from the s
