{"product_id":"four-chapters-9780143452645","title":"Four Chapters","description":"\u003cb\u003ePassion and politics intertwine in \u003ci\u003eChar Adhyay\u003c\/i\u003e (1934), Rabindranath Tagore's last and perhaps most controversial novel, set in the context of the freedom struggle in pre-Independent India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ela, a young working woman, comes under the spell of Indranath, a charismatic political activist who advocates the path of terror. She joins his band of underground rebels, vowing never to marry, and to devote her life to the nation's cause. But through her relationship with Atindra, a poet and romantic who grows disenchanted after joining the group, Ela realizes the hollowness of Indranath's machinations. The lovers now face a terrible choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new translation of \u003ci\u003eChar Adhyay\u003c\/i\u003e brings Tagore's text to life in contemporary idiom, while evoking the charged atmosphere of the story's historical setting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143452645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128","brand":"Rabindranath Tagore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496082935989,"sku":"9780143452645","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_30f40f7a-8f79-46a0-9dd5-8925372831cb.jpg?v=1667920869","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/four-chapters-9780143452645","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}