02466cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000450011324500520015824600180021026400510022830000470027933600260032633700260035233800360037850000310041450802580044552012280070353400450193165300510197665300480202770000220207585600430209717455UtSlPG20260610133416.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPK1 aCattopadhyaya, Bankimacandra,d1838-189414aThe Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal1 aBisha Briksha 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-01-04  aProduced by Bruce Albrecht, Sankar Viswanathan, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at Distributed
Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)  a"The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal" by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the lives of Nagendra Natha Datta, a wealthy landholder, and his wife Surja Mukhi, as they navigate personal and familial challenges in the traditional Hindu context of Bengal. The book highlights the intricacies of love, duty, and the impact of societal norms on individual lives, particularly focusing on the dynamics of marriage and sacrifice within a patriarchal framework.  At the start of the story, Nagendra embarks on a critical journey by boat, urged by his wife Surja Mukhi to be cautious due to the onset of storms. As he travels, he encounters both nature's fury and the realities of Bengali rural life. Concurrently, the opening introduces Kunda Nandini, a young girl facing devastating loss and impending uncertainties after the death of her father. Her connection to Nagendra and the unfolding narrative hints at themes of fate, love, and the societal expectations heaped upon women in the era, setting the stage for a richly woven tale of personal and collective struggles within the cultural tapestry of Bengal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTriangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction  aIndia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction1 aKnight, Miriam S.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17455