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Rudyard Kipling Kim (Paperback) Wordsworth Classics. Author: Rudyard Kipling. Kim is Rudyard Kipling’s finest work. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him, the lama seeks redemption from the ‘Wheel of Life’. Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd. Further DetailsTitle: Kim Condition: New Author: Rudyard Kipling Contributor: Cedric Watts (Edited by), Keith Carabine (Series edited by), Cedric Watts (Introduction by) EAN: 9781853260995 ISBN: 9781853260995 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Format: Paperback Release Date: 05/05/1994 ISBN-10: 1853260991 Genre: Fiction Topic: Classic Fiction Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 13mm Item Weight: 173g Language: English Description: With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. Kim is Rudyard Kipling’s finest work. Now controversial, this novel is a memorably vivid evocation of the life and landscapes of India in the late nineteenth century. Kim himself is a resourceful lad who befriends a lama, an ageing priest; and both embark on a combined quest. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him, the lama seeks redemption from the ‘Wheel of Life’. Kim becomes involved in the ‘Great Game’:, undertaking espionage for the British rulers. This engrossing and moving novel, with its diversity of memorable characters, offers many insights into political, religious and social tensions. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Series: Wordsworth Classics Release Year: 1994 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.