Taken from each episode and locale of Kipling's career - India, America and England - this is an entertaining introduction to his writing.
Spiritual darkness and mental breakdown are powerfully evoked; notions of healing through art, friendship and love are explored in vignettes of Anglo-India, intimate portraits of the Indian poor and skilful observations of barrack-room life. The complexities and nuances of Kipling's Nobel prize-wining work have often been obscured by undue emphasis on his politics. His carefully crafted short stories offer a fascinating glimpse of a self-conscious artist whose prodigious talent is shown across a wide range of themes.
A unique selection, with introduction, notes, select bibliography and chronology of Kipling's life and times.
