The Gardener

Name: The Gardener
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
ISBN: 9781787363441

Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Language: English
Length: 48 pages
ISBN: 9781787363441
Published: 17 January 2022
Imprint: Sovereign

Tagore
Love
Romance
Life
Epic
Poetry
Hinduism
Hindu
philosophy
manuscript

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Description

The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore is a poem that tells the story of an old gardener and his special relationship with a tree. The gardener treats the plant as if it were his child, and even talks to it when he is alone. When the plant starts to wither, the gardener realizes he has to cut it down so that it will stop suffering. Through this narrative, Tagore shows how love can bring about pain and loss if not properly handled.

Author

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) wrote Gitanjali and made a world listen to Bengal. Poet, songwriter, playwright, and founder of Santiniketan, he was the first non-European Nobel laureate in literature. The English Gitanjali is a doorway; the Bengali work is a city. He composed songs that became national anthems and argued, politely and without pause, for a modern India that could still sing. Fourteen titles here.

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