This Indian author adopts Kipling's Kim, developing his life from boyhood to manhood against the panorama of the apogee of the British Empire in India. The well-rounded characters are plausible, dignified and even touching, but this book's most important feature is the Great Game seen through the adult Kim's eyes. Once an enthusiastic pro-British player, his growing awareness of his Indian identity mirrors the rise of Indian nationalism and the ensuing dilemmas of the British.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 39 April 2007 ) |
