Routledge Tagore Novels: Gender and Modernity in Bengali Fiction

Rabindranath Tagore's novels remain underexplored despite his fame as poet-philosopher and educationist. This Routledge study charts Tagore's evolution as a novelist across his major works, examining gender and modernity as key features of his fiction. From the psychological depth of Chokher Bali to the nationalist themes in Gora and Ghare Baire (The Home and the World), from the asceticism and desire in Chaturanga (Quartet) to the exploration of marriage and sexuality in Yogayog (Relationships), this literary analysis uncovers how Tagore engaged with social change in Bengali society. The book provides scholars and students with essential insights into Tagore's prose works, their thematic richness, and their significance within South Asian literary tradition and modernist thought.