Kim, 9780812971347
Paperback
Orphaned sahib’s adventures in India reveal wisdom and Imperialism’s cost.

$26.50

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2004

Check Delivery Options

Summary

Kim: An Orphan’s Journey Through Imperial India

Filled with lyrical, exotic prose and nostalgia for Rudyard Kipling’s native India, Kim is widely acknowledged as the author’s greatest novel and a key element in his winning the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature. Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time, it is the tale of an orphaned sahib and the burdensome fate that awaits him when he is unwittingly dragged into the Great Game of Imperialism. Du…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780812971347
ISBN-10:0812971345
Series:Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Author:Rudyard Kipling, Pankaj Mishra
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Edition:New edition
Release Date:31 May 2004
Weight:254g
Dimensions:203mm x 132mm x 15mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A work of positive genius, as radiant all over with intellectual light as the sky of a frosty night with stars.” -The Atlantic Monthly From the Trade Paperback edition.

“A work of positive genius, as radiant all over with intellectual light as the sky of a frosty night with stars.”—The Atlantic Monthly

About The Author

Rudyard Kipling

Pankaj Mishra is the author of The Romantics. He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books, The New Statesman, and The Times Literary Supplement. He lives in London.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.