Name: Kim (Adventure Classic) - Illustrated Edition: A Novel from one of the most popular writers in England, known for The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Ca (in English)
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Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN: 9788026891604

portada Kim (Adventure Classic) - Illustrated Edition: A Novel from one of the most popular writers in England, known for The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Ca (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rudyard Kipling

Publisher

E-Artnow

Language

English

Pages

172

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9788026891604

Synopsis "Kim (Adventure Classic) - Illustrated Edition: A Novel from one of the most popular writers in England, known for The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Ca (in English)"

Kim (Kimball O'Hara) is the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor Irish mother who have both died in poverty. Living a vagabond existence in India under British rule in the late 19th century, Kim earns his living by begging and running small errands on the streets of Lahore. He occasionally works for Mahbub Ali, a Pashtun horse trader who is one of the native operatives of the British secret service. Kim is so immersed in the local culture, few realise he is a white child, though he carries a packet of documents from his father entrusted to him by an Indian woman who cared for him. The story unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881, but before the Third, probably in the period 1893 to 1898. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. "The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of the bazaars and the road." Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

Rudyard Kipling

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Bombay, (1865-1936). Rudyard Kipling escribió novelas, poemas y relatos ambientados principalmente en la India y Birmania durante la época de gobierno británico. Kipling fue un escritor prolífico y popular, y su literatura gira siempre en torno a tres ejes: el patriotismo, el deber de los ingleses de llevar una vida de intensa actividad y el destino de Inglaterra, llamada a ser un gran imperio. Su insistencia en este último aspecto era sin duda un eco del pasado victoriano, y perjudicó gravemente su reputación como escritor, a pesar de que fue el primer autor británico galardonado con el Nobel de Literatura.

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