The Room On the Roof And Vagrants in the Valley: Two Novels of Adolescence - Softcover

Bond, Ruskin

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9780140239591: The Room On the Roof And Vagrants in the Valley: Two Novels of Adolescence

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ISBN 10: 0140239596 ISBN 13: 9780140239591

Publisher: Penguin, 1993

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Synopsis:

In Vagrants in the Valley, which picks up from where the first book ends, Rusty is joined in his travels by Kishen, another 'runaway'. As they venture further into the unknown, they discover new friends and participate in more escapades but also begin to understand the complexities of growing up and the boundaries that circumscribe even the freest spirits...Sharply observed, witty and wise, haunted on every page by the sights, smells and sounds of India, this evocation of youth, innocence and friendship will be read for a long time to come with deep, lasting pleasure. 'Like an Indian bazaar itself, the book is filled with the smells, sights, sounds, confusion and subtle organization of ordinary Indian life.' --Santha Rama Rau in The New York Times Book Review 'Has a special magic of its own' --Herald Tribune Book Review 'Considerable charm and spontaneity...' --San Francisco Chronicle 'Very engaging...' --The Guardian 'Moving in its simplicity and underlying tenderness...a novel of marked originality.' --The Scotsman 'Mr Bond is a writer of great gifts...' --The New Statesman

About the Author:

Ruskin Bond's first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written a number of novellas, essays, poems and children's books. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, and grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun, New Delhi and Shimla. As a young man, he spent four years in the Channel Islands and London. He returned to India in 1955. He now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family.

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