The Post Office

Description

**The Post Office** (Bengali: **Dak Ghar**) is a 1912 play by Rabindranath Tagore. It concerns Amal, a child confined to his adoptive uncle's home by an incurable disease. W. Andrew Robinson and Krishna Dutta note that the play "continues to occupy a special place in [Tagore's] reputation, both within Bengal and in the wider world." It was written in four days. (Source: Wikipedia)

First Sentence

MADHAV What a state I am in!

Description

"One of our most enduring inspirational works, The Post Office returns to North America with this handsomely illustrated new edition, offering hope and healing for us all.". "Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, the greatest writer of modern India, wrote The Post Office in 1911, following a deep personal loss. In beautiful, simple prose, Tagore tells the story of a young boy, confined to his sickbed on doctor's orders. Seated beside his window, he longs to join the world outside, where children play in the street and others scurry about, preoccupied with their daily routines. Greeting everyone who passes by his house, from the local curdseller, to the town watchman, to the lovely flower girl, Shudha, Amal - with his touching curiosity - teaches others life's simple but essential truths while awaiting his own spiritual liberation."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

• The Post OfficeSt. Martin's Press1996-01-01
• The post office[Irish University Press1914-01-01
• The post officeMacmillan1914-01-01
• The post officeThe Macmillan company1914-01-01
• The Post OfficeHardcoverKurt Wolff Verlag1921-01-01
• The post officeMacmillan1968-01-01