- Near and far eastern drama (dramatic works by one author), Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Bengali literature, Drama
**The Post Office** (Bengali: **Dak Ghar**) is a 1912 play by Rabindranath Tagore. It concerns Amal, a child confined to his adoptive uncle's home by an incurable disease. W. Andrew Robinson and Krishna Dutta note that the play "continues to occupy a special place in [Tagore's] reputation, both within Bengal and in the wider world." It was written in four days. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Rabindranath Tagore
- First published
- 1921
- Pages
- 85
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press, Prīta Nagara Shāpa, Prīta Nagara Shāpa
- Editions
- 35
- Language
- dan, guj, English, tel
- ISBN
- 9780343631819
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“MADHAV What a state I am in!”
Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of "Gitanjali" and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse" (The Nobel Foundation), he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature.
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