Project Gutenberg 2010-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 505 Tagore, Rabindranath 1861 1941 Mashi, and Other Stories Translated from the original Bengali by various writers. Mashi -- The skeleton -- The auspicious vision -- The supreme night -- Raja and Rani -- The trust property -- The riddle solved -- The elder sister -- Subha -- The postmaster -- The river stairs -- The castaway -- Saved -- My fair neighbour. Produced by Sharon Joiner, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mashi, and Other Stories" by Rabindranath Tagore is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the lives and emotions of characters, exploring themes such as love, sacrifice, and the complexities of human relationships. One of the main narratives revolves around the poignant experiences of Jotin, a terminally ill man, and his interactions with his wife Mani and his maternal aunt Mashi. The opening of "Mashi" introduces us to Jotin, who is struggling with his illness, and his wife Mani, who is torn between her obligations to him and her desire to attend her sister's ceremony. As Jotin reflects on his relationship with Mani, the narrative captures the tension between love and duty, underscored by feelings of jealousy and longing. Through conversations laden with emotional depth, the reader is drawn into Jotin's inner world, where he grapples with the implications of his impending death and the desires of those around him. The interplay of these intricate emotions lays a compelling foundation for the stories that follow in this poignant collection, inviting readers to explore the profound connections that define human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34757/34757-h/images/title-page.jpg en India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Bengali -- Translations into English Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941 -- Translations into English PK Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 267926 267935 2024-09-14T13:31:28.400821 2023-09-15T08:17:51.583952 text/html text/html 269793 2021-01-07T08:40:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 132040 2021-01-07T08:40:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 154488 2024-09-14T13:31:33.506789 application/epub+zip 156525 2024-09-14T13:31:29.333833 application/epub+zip 151790 2024-09-14T13:31:28.846806 application/epub+zip 239421 2024-09-14T13:31:36.773769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211685 2024-09-14T13:31:33.015780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207184 2022-09-16T04:54:35.857591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228052 2024-09-14T13:31:27.798790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227758 2021-01-07T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 89847 2021-01-07T08:40:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 227811 2021-01-07T08:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 89850 2021-01-07T08:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20781 2024-09-14T13:31:36.922732 application/rdf+xml 9021 2024-09-14T13:31:28.938807 image/jpeg 1859 2024-09-14T13:31:28.892792 image/jpeg 134900 2024-09-14T13:31:28.433781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia