| Kim Contributor(s): Kipling, Rudyard (Author) |
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ISBN: 154034083X ISBN-13: 9781540340832 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Psychological |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kim is 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. Two men - a boy who grows into early manhood and an old ascetic priest, the lama - are at the center of the novel. A quest faces them both. Born in India, Kim is nevertheless white, a sahib. While he wants to play the Great Game of Imperialism, he is also spiritually bound to the lama. His aim, as he moves chameleon-like through the two cultures, is to reconcile these opposing strands, while the lama searches for redemption from the Wheel of Life. A celebration of their friendship in a beautiful but often hostile environment, 'Kim' captures the opulence of India's exotic landscape, overlaid by the uneasy presence of the British Raj. Includes illustration |