Synopsis An excellent book . . Thorough, fair, balanced, intelligent, and addressing every aspect of a truly astonishing artist, his life and times. This beautifully illustrated biography, the product of ten years' research by a Bengali and an English writer is the first to disentangle profound contradictions relating to Tagore. The book focuses on the man, not his art. It highlights those of Tagore's works that have universal appeal and that illuminate his complexity and his 'myriad-mindedness.