Chokher Bali
Completed Fiction
Romance
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Binodini, a young widow, arrives to live with the family of her late husband's closest friend, and her sharp mind, wit, and quiet magnetism unsettle everyone around her, most of all Mahendra, whose new bride Ashalata cannot compete with a woman society has already condemned to invisibility. What begins as friendship curdles into obsession, jealousy, and heartbreak, as Tagore examines desire, widowhood, and the narrow lives Bengali society permitted its women with a frankness that scandalized readers when it first appeared. Often called the first true psychological novel in Bengali, it remains startlingly modern in its sympathies.
Last updated August 4, 2026 · Public Domain
The Lore Awards
- Shortlisted Romance 2026
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