Penguin Random House The Best Of Ruskin Bond - Softcover

Bond, Ruskin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140246061 ISBN 13: 9780140246063

Publisher: Penguin, 1994

Synopsis

The weekends of Ruskin Bond fans just became even more exciting

Are you a fan of Ruskin Bond? Have you been trying to compile his best works and read them along? If yes, then this book, 'The Best of Ruskin Bond' is the perfect solution for you. These exemplary stories from the legendary author are here for the taking, all compiled in a single book and provided with some of the best excerpts ever written. This consolidated volume brings together selected prose and poetries that have been written by the award winning author, Ruskin Bond. During his entire career, he has captivated readers across the world with his writing talent.

Experience the best of four decades of Ruskin Bond’s career in one book

Over four decades of writing, this book consists of some of his best work to date. Backed by an endearing collection of essays, beautiful excerpts from different stories, serene poems and short stories, this book finds a way to create a unique literary landscape. And what could be a better to spend your leisure time by?

This anthology is here to stay

Grab hold of this consolidated anthology which has selections from all of Ruskin’s major books and includes his classic novel, ‘Delhi is not fair’. With many more beautiful stories to read from, this book is a one stop solution for all Ruskin Bond fans. Readers in general will get drawn towards his simple writing style which is articulate in nature and focuses on the significant details.

About the Author

Ruskin Bond, who started his exemplary career with ‘The Room on the Roof’ at the age of 17, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in the year 1957. With over 500 short stories to his name and articles that have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, he is regarded as one of the literary stalwarts of the 20th century. He was awarded with the Sahitya Academy Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 1999.

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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 (including Vagrants in the Valley, A Flight of Pigeons and Mr Oliver's Diary), essays, poems and children's books, many of which have been published by Penguin 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 1993, 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140246061
• ISBN 13: 9780140246063
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448