A review by maljikthise
Gora by Rabindranath Tagore

5.0

Halfway through I learned that Radha Chakraborty's translation, not W.W. Pearson's is the one to read, which might explain why the prose felt tepid. However, the characters and their situations, and the intensity of the conflicts between identity, nation, religion, desire, family, society, and the rest were gripping. Definitely worth reading if you want insight into early twentieth century India and the relationship between nationalism and religion in India (Bengal in particular), but it has universal themes and is still relevant today.