The Postmaster
by Rabindranath Tagore

The Postmaster: Genre 1 key example

Key Examples in The Postmaster

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

“The Postmaster” is a short story that can be categorized as postcolonial literature. This is because it tells the story of people from a colonized nation navigating the effects of colonialism. “The Postmaster” is not merely a slice-of-life tale about the relationship between an educated, middle-class man from Calcutta (the Postmaster) and an uneducated, impoverished Bengali girl (Ratan)—it's also about the effects of the British Empire’s rule in India during the Raj.