From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Lite rature. Set on a Bengali noble&rsquo\;s estate in 1908\, this is both a lo ve story and a novel of political awakening. The central character\, Bimal a\, is torn between the duties owed to her husband\, Nikhil\, and the dema nds made on her by the radical leader\, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve th e irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself\, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompan ied Partition in 1947. (From the publisher)
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