One of the most beautiful tales of friendship I have ever read, Kim is often described as Kipling’s love letter to India. At its centre is Kim, a young white boy, an orphan, and his friend and mentor the Tibetan Lama who takes Kim from the streets of Lahore to be educated at a public school in England and on to adventures. Set in an imperialistic world; a world strikingly masculine, dominated by travel, trade and adventure, a world in which there is no question of the division between white and non-white. The book is a celebration of their friendship in a beautiful but often hostile environment and Kim captures the opulence of India's exotic landscape, overlaid by the uneasy presence of the British Raj. This book is just unforgettable.
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First published in "e;McClure's Magazine"e; between December of 1901 and October of 1901, "e;Kim"e; is the story of Kim (Kimball) O'Hara, the orphaned son of a British soldier. Set against the backdrop of "e;The Great Game"e; a political conflict between Russia and Great Britain in central Asia, the novel traces the life of the title character from begging and errand running on the streets of Lahore to his schooling at a top English school in Lucknow, where he is trained in espionage, and ultimately to a government appointment where he himself gets to play in "e;The Great Game."e; Set between the second and third Afghan War, "e;Kim"e; presents a vivid portrait of 19th century India. Considered by many as Kipling's masterpiece, "e;Kim"e; is a classic novel of espionage and adventure which helped bring popular attention to the political and diplomatic confrontation between the British Empire and the Russian Empire in Central and Southern Asia at the end of the 19th century. This edition includes a biographical afterword.
Kim features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, General Fiction, Fiction
Kim is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook
Kim was written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Neeland Media LLC
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