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An epic rendition of the imperial experience in India, and perhaps his greatest long work, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" ...Show synopsisAn epic rendition of the imperial experience in India, and perhaps his greatest long work, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" is edited with an introduction by Harish Trivedi, and includes a general preface by Jan Montefiore. Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while the priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things. Kim celebrates their friendship and their journeys in a beautiful but hostile environment, capturing the opulence of the exotic landscape and the uneasy presence of the British Raj. Filled with rich description and vivid characters, this beguiling coming of age story is considered to be Kipling's masterpiece. Part of a series of new editions of Kipling's works in "Penguin Classics", this volume contains a General Preface by Jan Montefiore and an introduction by Harish Trivedi placing the novel in its literary and social context. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay. In 1882 he started work as a journalist in India, and while there produced a body of work, stories, sketches and poems - notably "Plain Tales from the Hills" (1888) - which made him an instant literary celebrity when he returned to England in 1889. His most famous works include "The Jungle Book" (1894), "Kim" (1901) and the "Just So Stories" (1902). Kipling refused to accept the role of Poet Laureate and other civil honours, but he was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize, in 1907. If you enjoyed "Kim", you might like E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India", also available in "Penguin Classics". "Kipling's last work is ...his best, and not easily comparable with the work of any other man." ("Atlantic").Hide synopsis
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Description:BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. Two men-kim, a boy growing into...BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. Two men-kim, a boy growing into early manhood and the lama, an old ascetic priest-are fired by a quest. kim is white, a sahib, although born in india. while he wants to play the great game of imperialism, he is also spiritually bound to the lama and he tries to reconcile these opposing strands, while the lama searches for redemption. (Paperback)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Description:BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 256 pages. This novel tells the story of...BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 256 pages. This novel tells the story of kimball o'hara (kim), who is the orphaned son of a soldier in the irish regiment stationed in india during the british raj. it describes kim's life and adventures from street vagabond, to his adoption by his father's regiment and recruitment into espionage. edition new ed (Paperback)
I reread this book after a 40 to 50 year gap. I did so because I had had reason to speak with someone about Kim's Game.
Having reread I went though it again to fix some of the episodes in my mind.
Kipling himself says it has no plot. But the threads of the Great Game and a buddist lama's search ...
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This is written so well, it confronts us with a new world - and it is nearly one hundred year old already! I decided to read more Rudyard Kipling!
Alexa Fleckenstein M.D., physician, author.
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In "Kim", Mr. Kipling has created a timeless imp of a character who steals your heart while both he and the reader gain wisdom of the world. The vivid portrait of India and it's people could only have been captured and rendered for the ages by the matchless Mr. Kipling. Each page of this volume is a ...
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