THE DEEP ONES: "The Hungry Stones" by Rabindranath Tagore
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1gwendetenebre
"The Hungry Stones" by Rabindranath Tagore
Discussion begins July 5, 2023.
First published in Bengali in 1895. First English translation in The Hungry Stones and Other Stories (1916)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65103
SELECTED PRINT VERSIONS
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown
ONLINE VERSIONS
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2518/2518-h/2518-h.htm#link2H_4_0002
ONLINE AUDIO VERSIONS
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MISCELLANY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1913/tagore/biographical/
https://tinyurl.com/4zw85j2k
Discussion begins July 5, 2023.
First published in Bengali in 1895. First English translation in The Hungry Stones and Other Stories (1916)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65103
SELECTED PRINT VERSIONS
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown
ONLINE VERSIONS
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2518/2518-h/2518-h.htm#link2H_4_0002
ONLINE AUDIO VERSIONS
No online audio versions found to date.
MISCELLANY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1913/tagore/biographical/
https://tinyurl.com/4zw85j2k
2AndreasJ
Well, not sure what to make of this one. Interrupting the inner story like that does feel rather like a cop-out. I liked the way it was told, though
The exoticism of the inner story is perhaps remarkable given that Muslim-Indian palaces are not that distant from Tagore’s own background among Bengal’s upper classes.
The exoticism of the inner story is perhaps remarkable given that Muslim-Indian palaces are not that distant from Tagore’s own background among Bengal’s upper classes.
3RandyStafford
It struck me as a fairly standard "stone tape" type haunting except the ghosts are only seen in the "mind's eyes".
I did like the framing device. Is it all a con, a tall tale from the customs collector? Or did the events somehow propel him to seek the great wisdom and knowledge he now seems to have?
I did like the framing device. Is it all a con, a tall tale from the customs collector? Or did the events somehow propel him to seek the great wisdom and knowledge he now seems to have?
