Kim

The story of Kimball O'Hara, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, is one of Kipling's masterpieces. In this book the author presents a vivid picture of India, its religions and superstitions, the life of the bazaars and the road, and – last but not least – immense diversity of people. Deeply devoted to an old Tibetan lama but involved in a secret mission for the British, Kim struggles to weave the strands of his life into a single pattern. Charged with action and suspense, yet profoundly spiritual, Kim vividly expresses the sounds and smells, colors and characters, opulence and squalor of complex, contradictory India under British rule.