Life and Letters of Toru Dutt - (Mint Editions) (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Life and Letters of Toru Dutt</i> (1921) is a biography of Toru Dutt. Comprising biographical sections by scholar Harihar Das, selections from her many letters, and commentary on her novels and translations, <i>Life and Letters of Toru Dutt</i> is an invaluable resource for information on a pioneering figure in Indian history and Bengali literature. Born in Calcutta to a family of Bengali Christians, Toru Dutt was raised at the crossroads of English and Indian cultures. In addition to her native Bengali, she became fluent in English, French, and Sanskrit as a young girl, eventually writing novels and poems in each language. Harihar Das' biography is an exhaustive record of her life from youth to young adulthood, granting particular attention to her travels in England and Europe, which Dutt herself describes in beautiful prose in letters to friends and family. Despite her limited body of work, Dutt's legacy as a groundbreaking writer remains firm in India and around the world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Harihar Das and Toru Dutt's <i>Life and Letters of Toru Dutt</i> is a classic work of Bengali literature reimagined for modern readers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Born to a family of Bengali Christians, Toru Dutt learned English, French, and Sanskrit at a young age. Although her life was tragically cut short, she produced a body of work--novels and poetry in translation--that earned her acclaim from readers and critics around the world. <i>Life and Letters of Toru Dutt</i> is a biography by Harihar Das.</p>
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