tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post4501713742868047382..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: “Master Mashai” - A Short Story by Rabindranath Tagore - 1921Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-31213522225522103902020-05-03T15:35:33.400+08:002020-05-03T15:35:33.400+08:00Hi. I just finished reading an Urdu translation of...Hi. I just finished reading an Urdu translation of this story. This version has a sub plot at the start which brings the main story in the form of a past narrative. The one one you shared above in English doesn't have this sub plot. I m wondering if the translator took the liberty of adding this or was it in the original text as well!<br /><br />Regards<br />RobinTechomaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339686945520907753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-7600788429711000832017-12-14T14:05:05.760+08:002017-12-14T14:05:05.760+08:00Thank you very much for sharing this story, Mel. I...Thank you very much for sharing this story, Mel. I just finished reading. Despite singing the National Anthem everyday in school, I have never read Tagore's stories. The Universe had wanted me to wait and meet you online. Smile. <br /><br />I enjoy this story. Of course, I liked the Master and I loved how the story ended. Since this is my first story of Tagore, I want to read more of him. I understand your point on not including any publication details. Chennai, the place where I live, will host a large book fair in January. I will be able to see a lot of Indian books. Let me see if I can grab this in the fair.<br /><br />Thank you again for sharing, Mel. I am slowing working my way through your other posts. <br /><br />And I hated the boy Venugopal. Maybe, because I loved the Master. :)<br /><br />This also reminded me, a wee bit, of Adichie's 'Apollo'. Deepika Rameshhttps://newfracturedlight.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-12900780891341188692017-12-07T18:58:51.892+08:002017-12-07T18:58:51.892+08:00Buried in Print. I agree. One of my Pet peeves ar...Buried in Print. I agree. One of my Pet peeves are short story collections and anthologies that leave out this data.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-11020686153984627072017-12-07T01:57:16.184+08:002017-12-07T01:57:16.184+08:00Well, I suppose for such a bargain price, one cann...Well, I suppose for such a bargain price, one cannot complain but, still, someone must have translated the work, and it is always very helpful to know the details surrounding earlier published versions, so that one can better understand the context of the author's work at that time. Still, it must be nice to have copies of the stories at hand now. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com