Mircea Eliade, Catherine Spencer
Bengal Nights-A Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226204192
- author:
- Mircea Eliade, Catherine Spencer
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- T.H.E. University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1995
- Pages:
- 184
- Genre:
- Books
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Bengal Nights: A Semiautobiographical Novel by Mircea Eliade. Set in 1930s India, this novel tells the story of Alain, a young French engineer who embarks on a journey to discover the authentic India. He finds himself drawn to his host's daughter, Maitreyi, a precocious poet and former student of Tagore, and their tentative flirtation blossoms into a love affair that is both impossible and ultimately tragic. Eliade's novel is a poignant exploration of European engagement with India, exposing the patterns of colonialism and prejudice while offering insight into his own life and thought. The story is told through Alain's reflections on the affair, quoting from his diaries to make sense of the events that unfolded. A vibrantly poetic love story, Bengal Nights is also a powerful critique of the wreckage left in the wake of self-discovery. Translated into French in 1950, it was an immediate critical success and has since been adapted into film.
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