The Post Office
- First published
- 1914
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Post Office" by Rabindranath Tagore is a play written in 1912. It follows Amal, a child confined to his adoptive uncle's home by an incurable disease. From the courtyard, Amal talks to passers-by and dreams about distant places. When a new post office is built nearby, he imagines receiving a letter from the King. The play explores themes of freedom and imagination through the eyes of a homebound child facing mortality.
- Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941
- Indic drama
- Bengali drama
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #6523. The Post Office on Wikipedia.
