Kim - Softcover

Rudyard Kpling

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8129119447 ISBN 13: 9788129119445

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2012

Synopsis

An action-packed adventure story and also an endearing coming-of-age tale, Kim is a classic that has captivated readers for over a century. Set in the teeming streets of colonial India, Kipling's novel tells the story of Kimball O'Hara, a young Irish orphan whoeads a vagabond existence, growing up in the walled city ofahore. He befriends an old Tibetanama searching for the mythical River of the Arrow, and with him, sets out on an incredible journey along the Grand Trunk Road. En route, Kim is embroiled in a series of adventures that have him thieving, begging and trying his hand at disguises with an eccentric bunch of characters the enigmatic Sahiba of Saharanpur; the mysterious Bengali babu, Hurree Chunder Mookherjee, and the Pashtun horse-trader, Mahbub Ali and is recruited by the British Secret Service to train as a young spy in the Great Game of espionage between Russia and Britain.

About this title

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) was born in Bombay, and completed his studies abroad before returning to India, where he wrote his celebrated work Plain Tales from the Hills. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8129119447
• ISBN 13: 9788129119445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334