Toru Dutt published 1 poetry collection and 2 other books, beginning with A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876).
Updated September 2026
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About Toru Dutt
Tarulatta Datta, popularly known as Toru Dutt was an Indian Bengali poet and translator from British India, who wrote in English and French. She is among the founding figures of Indo-Anglian literature, alongside Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809–1831), Manmohan Ghose (1869–1924), and Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949). She is known for her volumes of poetry in English, Sita, A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876) and Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan (1882), and for a novel in French, Le Journal de Mademoiselle d'Arvers (1879). Her poems explore themes of loneliness, longing, patriotism and nostalgia. Dutt died at the age of 21 of tuberculosis.
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- How many books has Toru Dutt written?
- Toru Dutt published 1 poetry collection and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Toru Dutt's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields.
- What is Toru Dutt's last book?
- A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876).
- What is Toru Dutt's most famous book?
- A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876) is Toru Dutt's most widely read book.
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