Life and Letters of Toru DuttGraphic Arts Books, 08/06/2021 - 338 من الصفحات Life and Letters of Toru Dutt (1921) is a biography of Toru Dutt. Comprising biographical sections by scholar Harihar Das, selections from her many letters, and commentary on her novels and translations, Life and Letters of Toru Dutt is an invaluable resource for information on a pioneering figure in Indian history and Bengali literature. Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali Christians, Toru Dutt was raised at the crossroads of English and Indian cultures. In addition to her native Bengali, she became fluent in English, French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually writing novels and poems in each language. Harihar Das’ biography is an exhaustive record of her life from youth to young adulthood, granting particular attention to her travels in England and Europe, which Dutt herself describes in beautiful prose in letters to friends and family. Despite her limited body of work, Dutt’s legacy as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in India and around the world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Harihar Das and Toru Dutt’s Life and Letters of Toru Dutt is a classic work of Bengali literature reimagined for modern readers. |
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RETURN TO INDIA | |
TORUS LETTERS TO MISS MARTIN DECEMBER 1873DECEMBER 1875 | |
A SHEAF GLEANED IN FRENCH FIELDS AND A SCENE FROM CONTEMPORARY HISTORY | |
LAST DAYS | |
BIANCA AND LE JOURNAL DE MLLE DARVERS XI ANCIENT BALLADS AND LEGENDS OF HINDUSTAN | |
SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW | |
APPENDIX | |