Of Myself Author:Rabindranath Tagore The first English publication of the Nobel Laureate's autobiographical writings, composed at landmark moments during his later life. These six prose pieces, essays and lectures provide invaluable insight into the intellectual and spiritual development of the man so admired by figures as diverse as Akhmatova, Einstein, Gide, Gandhi, Neruda, Paste... more »rnak, H.G. Wells and W.B. Yeats. This important book documents Tagore's thoughts and feelings chronologically, and provides revealing glimpses into his development as a poet. A heart full of soul, a mind at its service that could cut like a knife, and the spirit of a child are all present here. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the first non-Westerner to receive the Nobel Prize, composed the national anthems of both India and Bangladesh. Joe Winter has previously translated Tagore's most famous work, Gitanjali, also published by Anvil Press, as Song Offerings. Devadatta Joardar is a resident of Calcutta and a Bengali scholar.« less