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Fruit-Gathering

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Fruit-Gathering is a collection of poetry by the Bengali polymath and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, published in 1916. The work is an English translation of a selection of his Bengali poems, acting as a lyrical companion to his earlier acclaimed work, Gitanjali. The poems explore themes of human connection with nature, divinity, and the internal search for meaning. Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, making him the first non-European laureate.

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When was Fruit-Gathering published?

Fruit-Gathering was published in 1916 by Macmillan in New York. It is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore.

Did Tagore translate Fruit-Gathering himself?

Yes, the English edition identifies the poems as translated from Bengali by Tagore himself. The book belongs to the period after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.

How is Fruit-Gathering connected to Gitanjali?

Both books present English versions of Tagore's Bengali poetic work, but Fruit-Gathering is a separate 1916 collection. It is often read as a companion to the lyrical and devotional atmosphere associated with Gitanjali.

What kind of poetry is included in Fruit-Gathering?

The collection uses short lyrical poems and prose-poem-like passages about nature, devotion, work, love, and spiritual experience. Its English language is Tagore's own literary recreation rather than a literal word-for-word translation.

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