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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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Kim, is the one of the most famous novel written by Rudyard Kipling. The novel was published in 1901, it is a story of Kimball O' Hora. He is an orphaned, teenager son of an Irish army man, positioned in India during British rule.
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Kim, is the one of the most famous novel written by Rudyard Kipling. The novel was published in 1901, it is a story of Kimball O' Hora. He is an orphaned, teenager son of an Irish army man, positioned in India during British rule.
Kim wanders on Lahore streets and earn his livelihood with difficulty. Wanderer boy meets a Tibetan lama and becomes his disciple. Lama is on quest to achieve enlightenment and find a legendary river 'River of the Arrow'.
Kipling describes Kim's adventurous journey from a Street wanderer to monk disciple and joining his father's regiment, in a very interesting manner. Political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia is also shown in the story. Keen efforts of the spies to protect British imperialist interest is also very important narrative of the story.
Kim's identity as both European and Indian is crucial to the story. On the whole, this novel depicts, a lively picture of Indian people, culture, religions, superstitions etc. and shows Kim's close tie with this land.
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The great adventure of identity, intrigue and India, and several other things too, including the extraordinary potency of words - Guardian
I don't just admire, I adore Kim -- Mark Tully
I'm a passionate fan of Kipling. I think Kim is a singular and extraordinary novel, one of the greatest in English -- A. A. Gill
The greatest of all Kipling's books -- E. M. Forster
No summary can do this marvellous, rich and unforgettable novel anything like justice -- Philip Pullman -
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Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Among Kipling's best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems Mandalay and Gunga Din. Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1907) and was among the youngest to have received the award.
MinaLima Design is an award-winning graphic design studio founded by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, best known for their ten-year involvement in the Harry Potter film franchise where they established the visual graphic style of the film series. From their London studio they have continued telling stories through visuals from designing books and packaging to creating graphic props for films such as Sweeney Todd (2007), The Golden Compass (2007), and The Imitation Game (2014). They also designed the bestselling book Harry Potter Film Wizardry.
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