Informationen zum Autor Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is best remembered for children's tales such as The Jungle Book as well as his poetry and stories about British soldiers in India, which include "Gunga Din" and The Man Who Would Be King. Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward British imperialism. In recent years Kipling's works have found new acclaim as a vibrant source of literary and cultural history. Klappentext A streetwise orphan in colonial India undertakes a spiritual journey, serving as a companion for a Tibetan lama, and enters the political world, training as a spy for the British government.

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A streetwise orphan in colonial India undertakes a spiritual journey, serving as a companion for a Tibetan lama, and enters the political world, training as a spy for the British government.