{"product_id":"paperblanks-tagore-gitanjali-ultra-hardback-journal-lined-144-pages-pb3603-6","title":"Paperblanks Tagore, Gitanjali Ultra Hardback Journal – Lined, 144 Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapture your ideas, plans and memories in this Tagore, Gitanjali ultra hardback journal from Paperblanks, with 144 lined pages of 120 gsm acid-free paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the space where intellect and heart combine is where you will find the writings of Rabindranath Tagore. By spurning classical linguistic forms, Tagore reached readers around the world. In 1910 he released \u003cem\u003eGitanjali,\u003c\/em\u003e his most beloved collection of poems. We have reproduced its Verse 44, written in both English and Bengali, for this journal cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the space where intellect and heart combine you will find the writings of Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). A Bengali polymath, Tagore reshaped his culture’s literature and music by bringing in Contextual Modernism to the traditional prose and verse structures. A Nobel Laureate, Tagore was celebrated around the world for his poetry communicating spiritual wisdom and mystic truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTagore began writing poetry as a young boy and released his first substantial poems at age 16. Equally eloquent in English and in Bengali, Tagore reached readers in both his native land and around the world by spurning rigid classical linguistic forms. In 1901 he released a Bengali collection of 157 poems, titled \u003cem\u003eGitanjali.\u003c\/em\u003e The English translation was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 (making this the first non-European work so honoured), and at that point the West truly began to take note of Tagore and his powerful talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Verse 44 from \u003cem\u003eGitanjali,\u003c\/em\u003e his most beloved collection of poems, that we have selected for this cover. “This is my delight,” writes Tagore in the ecstatic piece, filled with both laughter and tears, that is reproduced on our cover. Even in verses as short as this, Tagore was able to share his enlightened soul and impactful presence. We have selected a warm, bronze tone for this journal, and an iconic portrait of the writer graces the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he remains best known in his native India, where even those who cannot read know his verses by heart, Tagore has inspired readers and writers worldwide. In fact, W.B. 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