The Hungry Stones and Other Stories

This English collection gathers several of Tagore's best-known stories. The title tale is a ghostly account of a cotton buyer who stays in an old palace and feels its past pressing upon him. Others deal with village life, marriage, childhood and the clash between tradition and change. The tone ranges from eerie to humane and sad. The book offers a good first look at Tagore as a master of the short story.