Rudyard Kipling
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few literary figures have embodied the spirit of an age quite so completely as Rudyard Kipling — poet, storyteller, and the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate in Literature — whose extraordinary life and work are vividly brought to life in Martin Fido's authoritative portrait. Born in Bombay in 1865 and shaped by the grandeur and contradictions of the British Empire, Kipling produced some of the most enduring works in the English language, from the jungle tales of The Jungle Book and the rousing verse of If— to the complex imperial drama of Kim, each reflecting a restless creative mind caught between two worlds. Fido chronicles Kipling's remarkable journey with precision and insight, situating the author's prolific output within the broader cultural and political currents of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The biography illuminates the tensions at the heart of Kipling's legacy — a writer simultaneously celebrated for his imaginative brilliance and scrutinised for his imperialist sympathies — presenting a portrait of an artist whose relevance has never fully faded. For readers fascinated by the intersection of literature and empire, this biography poses a question as compelling today as ever: can a great writer be separated from the beliefs of his time?
Author: Martin Fido
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Hamlyn
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few literary figures have embodied the spirit of an age quite so completely as Rudyard Kipling — poet, storyteller, and the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate in Literature — whose extraordinary life and work are vividly brought to life in Martin Fido's authoritative portrait. Born in Bombay in 1865 and shaped by the grandeur and contradictions of the British Empire, Kipling produced some of the most enduring works in the English language, from the jungle tales of The Jungle Book and the rousing verse of If— to the complex imperial drama of Kim, each reflecting a restless creative mind caught between two worlds. Fido chronicles Kipling's remarkable journey with precision and insight, situating the author's prolific output within the broader cultural and political currents of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The biography illuminates the tensions at the heart of Kipling's legacy — a writer simultaneously celebrated for his imaginative brilliance and scrutinised for his imperialist sympathies — presenting a portrait of an artist whose relevance has never fully faded. For readers fascinated by the intersection of literature and empire, this biography poses a question as compelling today as ever: can a great writer be separated from the beliefs of his time?