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Collected Stories brings together ten of the most widely read short stories of the innumerable short stories of Rabindranath Tagore. These short stories portray a keen insight into the affairs of the human heart.
The stories are universal as they have the ability to touch any person from any corner of the world. The stories included in the collection are The Postmaster, The Cabuliwallah, The Home Coming, Once There was a King, Master Mashai, The Castaway, The Son of Rashmani, The Babus of Nayanjore, Subha and The Child’s Return.
The Postmaster, one of the most famous short stories of the great author, tells the story of an unlikely friendship between an orphan girl Ratan and the postmaster of her village. It examines the theme of friendship in isolation and the impact of leaving of a friend on a little girl.
The Cabuliwallah, another one of the most famous stories of Rabindranath Tagore, examines the relationship between a little girl and a fruit seller from Afghanistan. Mini reminds the fruit seller of his own daughter. Due to a misunderstanding, he is imprisoned for ten years for something he did not do. When he gets out of prison, Mini is about to get married and does not recognize him. Her father gives him the money from Mini’s wedding gifts to go to Kabul and reconcile with his family.
The Postmaster was adapted for film in 1961 by Satyajit Ray. Kabuliwala has been filmed in Bengali in 1957, and in Hindi in 1961.ISBN-9788186685280
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Pages : 160
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