Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, India, but raised in England until he returned to India in 1881 as a journalist and local newspaper editor. In 1907 Kipling became the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. A poet and prolific short story writer, he is best known as the author of The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1902), and Just So Stories (1902).

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, India, but raised in England until he returned to India in 1881 as a journalist and local newspaper editor. In 1907 Kipling became the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. A poet and prolific short story writer, he is best known as the author of The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1902), and Just So Stories (1902).

Books by Rudyard Kipling

  • Kim: A Norton Critical Edition

    Rudyard Kipling, Zohreh T. Sullivan

    First Edition, Paperback, 2002

    Written in 1901, Kim is considered Kipling's finest work, and was a key factor in his being awarded the Nobel Prize.