The Post Office
Rabindranath Tagore · 1914
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Description
Tagore sets his play in the house of Madhav, who has taken in a sick child named Amal and now dreads the day the boy must leave. A doctor speaks in old medical terms of bile and palsy, while Madhav begs for plain help, not book lore. Around them gather a flower girl, a dairyman, a watchman, and a gaffer, each with a small part in Amal's narrow world.
Amal waits for the king's letter, and the post office itself becomes his hope of a wider life beyond his room. The play is short and tender, with speech that feels both simple and full of meaning. The Post Office asks what a child can dream when illness keeps him indoors, and how grown folk answer that dream.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rabindranath Tagore |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1914 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |