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Jorasanko
by Aruna Chakravarti
Description:
In a sprawling novel that spans a unique phase in the history of Bengal and India, Aruna Chakravarti provides a fascinating account of how the Tagore women influenced and were in turn influenced by their illustrious male counterparts, the times they lived in and the family they belonged to. Jorasanko mirrors the hopes and fears, triumphs and defeats that the women of the Tagore household experienced in their intricate interpersonal relationships, as well as the adjustments they were continually called upon to make as daughters and daughters in law of one of the most eminent families of the land. ‘In her meticulously researched novel, Aruna Chakravarti has successfully re-created for the reader the world inside the Tagore home, at once glittering and fascinating, but also dark and challenging. The women of the Tagore family who are at the heart of this novel are complex beings who will raise many questions in the modern reader regarding the role of women in today’s society’, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of Palace of Illusions and One Amazing Thing.
About The Author
Aruna Chakravarti is a well-known academic, creative writer and translator. Her first novel, The Inheritors, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and her third, Jorasanko, received critical acclaim and went on to become a bestseller. Her seven translated works include an anthology of songs from Rabindranath Tagores Gitabitaan, Saratchandra Chattopadhyays novel Srikanta and Sunil Gangopadhyays Those Days, First Light and Primal Woman: Stories. She has two academic works to her credit: a biography of Saratchandra Chattopadhyay and a critical work on Ruth Prawer Jhabvalas fiction. Among the various awards she has received are the Vaitalik Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Sarat Puraskar.
Skryf Review
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Jorasanko was an absolutely riveting and absorbing read. This book brought to light how extremely gifted and strong-willed each and every woman of the Tagore family was. It provided an insight into the lives of lesser known members of the family. The author has researched extensively for this book and it’s truly a gem. The way she’s crafted the independent minded, courageous Jnadanandini and the simple, loving Mrinalini is a feat to behold. And who can forget Kadambari! Her angst and pathos are wonderfully worded in this book.