The Crown

by Rabindranath Tagore

This play situated in 16th century royal Tripura presents a simple story of war, fraternal love, fratricide, cunning and bravery. It demonstrates that the brave die only once and that the traitor is essentially insane. Another of Tagore's masterpieces ...

62 pages, Paperback

First published June 13, 2012

About the author

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.

The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....

Reviews

[Ravi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating story about life and intrigue within the royal family of Tripura. This is the first time I have ever read anything set in Tripura and on subsequent investigation I found out that Tagore was a favorite of at least 4 subsequent kings of Tripura.

[Rabinder Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a brilliant read. Moral of this book is awesome.

[Aaron R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining but, ending was abrupt.