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One of the great adventure books of all time, Kim, first published in 1901, is Kipling's last major work about India, a farewell look brimming with all the color and sound, squalor and splendor of that exotic land. Kim, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, is a mischievous worldly imp growing up in the walled city of Lahore. A secret mission for the British and a heartfelt bond with a Tibetan lama in search of a sacred river soon lead Kim into a life of spies and secrets, danger and high excitement. But Kim is more than a boy's adventure. Written by the laureate of the British Empire, it is also a profound look at the differences between East and West. For the first time, a British writer understood India in all its complexity, mystery, and spirituality. Here we enter the harems; mingle with thieves, jugglers, and beggars; and experience all that is India in one of literature's most magical and moving masterpieces.
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Kim, Rudyard Kipling
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- Released
- 1983
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- Title
- Kim
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rudyard Kipling
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Released
- 1983
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 265
- ISBN10
- 0553213326
- ISBN13
- 9780553213324
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Adventure, Young Adult, Religious Topics, Religion, Classics, Suspense, Society, Russia, Adapted for Film, Buddhism, Espionage, Ireland, India, Journey, Spiritual Development, Search, Nobel prize, Secret Services, Boys, Agents, Colonialism, Monks, Classicism, Colonies, End of the 19th Century
- First published
- 1901
- Original title
- Kim: Comics Adaptation
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- One of the great adventure books of all time, Kim, first published in 1901, is Kipling's last major work about India, a farewell look brimming with all the color and sound, squalor and splendor of that exotic land. Kim, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, is a mischievous worldly imp growing up in the walled city of Lahore. A secret mission for the British and a heartfelt bond with a Tibetan lama in search of a sacred river soon lead Kim into a life of spies and secrets, danger and high excitement. But Kim is more than a boy's adventure. Written by the laureate of the British Empire, it is also a profound look at the differences between East and West. For the first time, a British writer understood India in all its complexity, mystery, and spirituality. Here we enter the harems; mingle with thieves, jugglers, and beggars; and experience all that is India in one of literature's most magical and moving masterpieces.