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100 1 _aCattopadhyaya, Bankimacandra,
_d1838-1894
245 1 4 _aThe Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal
246 1 _aBisha Briksha
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-01-04
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTriangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
653 _aIndia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
700 1 _aKnight, Miriam S.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17455
999 _c58841
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