Quest for "Kim" by Peter Hopkirk
This book is for all those who love Kim, that masterpiece of Indian life in which Kipling immortalized the Great Game. Fascinated since childhood by this strange tale of an orphan boy's recruitment into the Indian secret service, Peter Hopkirk here retraces Kim's footsteps across Kipling's India to see how much of it remains. To attempt this with a fictional hero would normally be pointless; but Kim is different. For much of this Great Game classic was inspired by actual people and places, thus blurring the line between the real and the imaginary. Less a travel book than a literary detective story, this is the intriguing story of Peter Hopkirk's quest for Kim.Peter Hopkirk, the London Times' Chief Reporter for five years, currently specializes on Middle Eastern and Asian issues. During his twenty-seven years as a reporter and foreign correspondent, he has traveled extensively throughout the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192802316 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192802313 |
| Title | Quest for "Kim" |
| Author | Peter Hopkirk |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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