Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t35.4

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in eight months and it was published by Lijiang Publishing Limited, China in 1985. The book was reprinted many times in China, and is included in the *‘Collected Works of Ji Xianlin’*, published by Jiangxi Education Publishing House and the *‘Complete Works of Ji Xianlin’* published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. In the book, she vividly records the many excellent conversations conducted between Tagore and her, when Tagore was invited to Devi’s home in Darjeeling Mungpu four times during his twilight years (1938-1940), and represents a full image of a poet with great emotions. Thus, the book becomes the important reference point for knowing and studying Tagore's life and thoughts in his old age. The book is a masterpiece with global influence. Ji Xianlin thought that Eckermann who was the author of ‘*Gesprache Mit Goethe*’ cannot be compared with Devi. She also has many various works speaking of Tagore, such as ‘*The Great Wanderer*’ (1961) and ‘*Rabindranath: the Man behind His Poetry*’ (1973) etc.