An Artist in Life

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An Artist in Life
Author Niharranjan Ray
Country India
Publisher University of Kerala
Publication date
1967
Media typePrint
OCLC 172736
LC Class PK1725 .R34

An Artist in Life is a biography of Rabindranath Tagore first published in 1967 by the University of Kerala. The book, written by Niharranjan Ray took 15 years to research and publish. [1] The biography also presents a critical study of all Tagore's works. [2]

It almost took 15 years of planning for the author to come up with the first draft of the book that was published in University of Kerala in 1967. [3]

The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969. [4]

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References

  1. Ghosh 1969, pp. 46.
  2. Schwartzberg 1970, pp. 972.
  3. "An Artist in Life: A Commentary on the Life and Works of Rabindranath Tagore". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. Mohan & Narayan 2004, p. 85–6.

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