"One needs to acknowledge the significant contribution of the present book under review. As part of a series entitled Critical Lives that presents the work of leading cultural figures of the modern period all over the world, Rabindranath Tagore by Fraser stands as the only non-Westerner in the long list of artists, writers, and philosophers that have been published till date. Written within the framework of twelve chapters, this critical and biographical study reassesses this Renaissance man who embodies the modern consciousness of India, engaged as he was in nation building and contributing to the narrative of a nation. Tagore's life and work are inseparable, so an analytical reappraisal of the familial, sociopolitical, and cultural background provides a prism through which one can understand Tagore as a writer, artist, and pragmatist. "– "Daily Star (Bangladesh)"
