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Bengali fiction -- Translations into Finnish Books
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Rabindranath Tagore
Gora II : $b Romaani
"Gora II: Romaani" by Rabindranath Tagore is a novel set in 1880s Calcutta during the British Raj. The story follows Gora, a staunch Hindu Brahmin, and his best friend Binoy as they navigate two parallel love stories against a backdrop of religious conflict between Brahmo Samaj and Hinduism. Through philosophical debates on caste, colonialism, and tradition versus modernity, the narrative builds toward a revelation that shatters Gora's identity and forces him to reconsider everything he believed about religion and belonging.
Rabindranath Tagore
Gora I : $b Romaani
"Gora I : Romaani" by Rabindranath Tagore is a novel set in 1880s Calcutta during the British Raj. The story follows Gora, a staunch Hindu, and his best friend Binoy as they navigate love, friendship, and identity amid conflicts between Hindu and Brahmo Samaj communities. Two parallel romances unfold—Gora and Sucharita, Binoy and Lalita—against a backdrop of religious debate, caste tensions, and colonial rule. A shocking revelation about Gora's origins threatens to destroy everything he believes in.
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