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My Reminiscences

Rabindranath Tagore · 1917

Tagore's own memoir recalling his childhood and youth, revealing his family background and early life.

Tagore's own memoir of his childhood and youth, a direct primary source on his early life.

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My Reminiscences is an autobiographical memoir written by Rabindranath Tagore, translated into English by Surendranath Tagore and published in 1917. It recalls his childhood and youth.

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This is Tagore's own account of his upbringing in his family, giving direct insight into the world that shaped his thinking and writing. As a primary source written by Tagore himself, it is a key text for understanding how he saw his own early life.

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  • Why might Tagore choose to write about his childhood later in life rather than at the time it happened?
  • What might a translated memoir leave out or change from the original language?
  • What does Tagore choose to remember, and what might he have left unsaid?

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