Publication

1924 - Macmillan and co., limited, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

102,000 words, Guess

Page Count

408 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPR6039.A2 G63

Description

*Gora* (Bengali: গোরা) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, set in Calcutta (now Kolkata), in the 1880s during the British Raj. It is the fifth in order of writing and the longest of Tagore’s twelve novels. It is rich in philosophical debate on politics and religion. Other themes include liberation, universalism, brotherhood, gender, feminism, caste, class, tradition versus modernity, urban elite versus rural peasants, colonial rule, nationalism and the Brahmo Samaj.

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