Ajayakumar, K. C. <br/><br/>
Tagore ;  a novel / 
K. C. Ajayakumar 
 - India  Rupa Publication  2019 
 - 377 p. 
<br/><br/> The novel explores the man behind the legend.<br/><br/>Tagore: A Novel is a fictionalized retelling of Rabindranath Tagore’s life and times.<br/><br/>Sahitya Akademi awardee K.C. Ajayakumar unravels the mind of an incomparable visionary and<br/>genius in this book by exploring how the sensory impressions from Tagore’s early days shaped<br/>his creative ideation; how his boyhood experiences and beliefs reflected in his writings; how his<br/>complete and unapologetic immersion in everyday life played out against his lifelong obsession<br/>with death; and how his unbelievably multifaceted sensibility came alive through his literature,<br/>music, theatre and painting.<br/><br/>This book not only examines the virtuosity of Tagore through his highly acclaimed works but also<br/>charts his rise to international fame and his friendship with William Rothenstein and William Butler<br/>Yeats. It presents an intimate account of his contentious relationships with Swami Vivekananda,<br/>Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Sri Aurobindo, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, among others.<br/>Tagore’s ever-debated, ambivalent and enigmatic engagement with Mahatma Gandhi is also captured<br/>brilliantly in the book. His love for Shelaidaha, Patisar, Jorasanko Thakurbadi, Shantiniketan and<br/>the river Padma is portrayed beautifully.<br/><br/>This is the story of a man like no other. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789353335397 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction<br/>Tagore Fiction<br/>Tagore Novel
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>Fiction AJA-K