In this book eliade claimed sexual affair between them. Jun 01, 2008 today i am curious about something i read about a long ago but forgot, romanian anthropologist mircea eliades 19071986 book bengali nights 1994 that was published in english only after her beloved maitreyi devi s 19141990 death. In 1974, devis semiautobiographical novel in bengali albeit with a sanskrit title na hanyate was published. Na hanyate carries with it the precious lyrical load of maitreyis poetic vision.
The book was definitely not as well written as maitreyi but, according to maitreyi herself, it was much closer to the real story. Maitreyi devis father came to know about the book during his 193839 europe tour and passed the information to his daughter after returning. York times described the two novels as an unusually touching story. In this essay, i will use the english titles to refer to the two novels. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the romance and the cultural tensions resulted from it. Na hanyate maitreyee devi 188 pages, 35 mb, this is the largest online bengali books reading library. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Buy na hanyate book online at best prices in india on. Maitreyi devi books list of books by author maitreyi devi. Proud of her intelligence, maitreyi devi s father had provided her with a fine and, for that time, remarkably liberal education and encouraged his brilliant foreign student, eliade, to study with her.
In 1988, french director nicholas klotz and french producer philippe diaz released their version called the bengali night, based on eliades french novel, without any consideration of devis novel. Through this book eliade claimed sexual affair between them. In her account, maitreyi devi was intrepid and set an example as a confident author doing justice to not just literature but to herself by catharsis. The untold story behind the publishing of maitreyi devi. The bengali version na hanyate that i had read, is palpable and a very honest. Maitreyi devi was a bengali poet and author, who was best known. Shruti line by line presents maitreyi devi s na hanyate narrated by sumana banerjee how did you like the presentation.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the maitreyi, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Her other publications include four volumes of poetry, eight works on tagore,and numerous books on travel, philosophy, and social reform. Na hanyate by maitreyee devi pdf bangla most popular series 214 read unliimed online bengali books from. Her first book of verse appeared when she was sixteen, with a preface by rabindranath tagore. She had read the book in romanian in her home town in eastern romanias iasi, and. The books together make an absolute romantic love affair that took place once upon a time on this marvellously romantic world. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was six. We were two good exhibits in his museum, devi writes.
Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when mircea. But maitreyi devi denied this claim through her best known work na hanyate, a novel written as a response to bengal nights. Devi, maitreyi 19141990indian poet and social worker. It catapulted her to fame and soon after, bagged her the prestigious sahitya akademi award. Subsequently he wrote the thinly disguised roman a clef, maitreyila nuit bengali. Maitreyi devi was a bengaliborn indian poet and novelist. The bengali version na hanyate that i had read, is palpable and a very honest account of intense young love.
Maitreyi devi herself is a familiar name in the field of bengali literature, and has many feathers in her cap. They were also, as it turned out, deeply taken with each other. You can find your favourite bengali story books,bengali ebook and bangla books pdf. Both books did not appear in english translation until 1994. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and. Buy a cheap copy of na hanyate book by maitreyi devi.
Author listing book pratha, bhavnagar, gujarat, india. First things first, the book was penned by her as a sort of preresponse to eliades, because she had apparently only heard parts of his book read to her. Given the cultural constraints, she denies claims of a sexual affair between her and eliade during the latters sojourn in british india. Besides bringing up her two children, she devoted herself to writing books and memoirs. Maitreyi devi 19141990 was a poet and lecturer, founder of the council for the promotion of communal harmony in 1964 and vicepresident of the allindia womens coordinating council. Maitreyi devi profile, biography and life history veethi. Na hanyate by maitreyee devi pdf bangla most popular. Given the cultural constraints, maitreyi devi denied claims of a sexual affair between her and eliade during the latters sojourn in british india. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Devi was not aware of the book and the name of main character being maitreyi while eliads name was changed to allan. I have never read such a book written by an indian woman from india, and especially by one of her generation. Download na hanyate by maitreyee devi pdf na hanyate by maitreyi devi free download, na hanyate by maitreyi devi download, na hanyate by maitreyi devi, na hanyate by maitreyi devi pdf, maitreyi devi book pdf, maitreyi devi pdf book, maitreyi devi pdf download, maitreyi devi pictures, maitreyi devi photo poems, maitreyi devi film, maitreyi devi poezii, maitreyi devi benagali novel na. Maitreyi devi pleads that the character maitryi in eliades book is not much alike her, and narrates the facts how they truly were and their meeting after 40 years. The author also received the sahitya akademi award for this novel in 1976. The book is written as a response to mircea eliades maitreyi novel, which is douchey. A romance new edition by devi, maitreyi, devi, maitreyi isbn. Maitreyi devi bengali poet, litterateur, tagore protege. We have a collection of best bengali books to read. Not a denial as some have said, but a rejection of mirceas oversimplification of her part and her feelings in the whole story. Maitreyi was tagores discipline in kolkata, who got involved with the western scholar, and also herself a. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when mircea eliade came to calcutta to study with her father. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the.
In 1974, maitreyi devi wrote her account of his time in her fathers house in na hanyate, also a roman a clef. The writer received sahitya akademi award for this novel in 1976. Read together with eliades bengal nights, devis romance is a powerful study of what happens when the oppositions between innocence and experience, enchantment and disillusion, and cultural difference and colonial arrogance collide. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and maitreyi devis na hanyate arina cirstea this article discusses the relationship between reading and cultural stereotyping in two fictional writings that engage with the same biographical material. Bengali writers popular books are available in the website. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Na hanyate gujarati book by maitreyi devi buy online with best discount. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Na hanyate is written by one of the most famous bengali authors, maitreyi devi. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. A romance by maitreyi devi 1995 0401 maitreyi devi. She also published 4 volumes of poetry and 8 works on tagore. She has published numerous books on travel, philosophy, and social reform. What startled the readers was maitreyis bold, unabashed.
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