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Kim

By Rudyard Kipling

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| Paperback | 9781404368361

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Book Description

Kim, one of Kipling's masterpieces, is the story of Kimball O'Hara, the orphaned son of an officer in the Irish Regiment who spends his childhood as a vagabond in Lahore. The book is a carefully organized, powerful evocation of place and of a young man's quest for identity.

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India and Relationships Explored in Kim Share

Fellow blogger Ben Ausptiz was kind enough to send me the Ruyard Kipling classic Kim. I finished it but never managed to post my reactions until now. I must say I am a bit intimidated by this book. Kipling is a favorite of a number of people I respec ... (read full critics)

blogcritics published on Wed, 22 Jan 2003

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A chi non piacerebbe volare sui tetti di notte a portare messaggi d'amore proibiti? A chi non piacerebbe immergersi in una cultura altra e poi riemergere per tornare nella propria e poi immergersi di nuovo fino a non sapere più a quale cultura si appartiene? A chi non piacerebbe giocare al Grande Gi ... (continue)

A chi non piacerebbe volare sui tetti di notte a portare messaggi d'amore proibiti? A chi non piacerebbe immergersi in una cultura altra e poi riemergere per tornare nella propria e poi immergersi di nuovo fino a non sapere più a quale cultura si appartiene? A chi non piacerebbe giocare al Grande Gioco? A chi non piacerebbe essere discepolo di Lama Teshoo e con lui viaggiare lungo la Great Trunk Road?
A chi non piacerebbe essere Amico di Tutto il Mondo, Amico delle Stelle, Potere delle Tenebre? A chi non piacerebbe essere Kim?

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Luca Refatti said on Jan 29, 2012 | Add your feedback

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Beautiful

It entered my personal hall of fame of my favourite books of all times!
I love the way in which Kipling made Kim grow up in the novel. I love how politics, adventure and philosophy interweave in the story. I love the factinating opposition between positive characters like Mahbub Ali and the Red Hat ... (continue)

It entered my personal hall of fame of my favourite books of all times!
I love the way in which Kipling made Kim grow up in the novel. I love how politics, adventure and philosophy interweave in the story. I love the factinating opposition between positive characters like Mahbub Ali and the Red Hat... I love Kim's never ending search for an identity.. I love the old soldier, so good pictured in so few pages...
I love this book. That's all.

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Ka- Vivo in Cina dove Anobii è bloccato- said on Nov 21, 2011 | Add your feedback