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Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things.

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By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

“A work of positive genius, as radiant all over with intellectual light as the sky of a frosty night with stars.” —The Atlantic Monthly

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 05/05/2011
    ISBN13: 9780141442372, 978-0141442372
    ISBN10: 0141442379
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things.

    Trade Review
    By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

    “A work of positive genius, as radiant all over with intellectual light as the sky of a frosty night with stars.” —The Atlantic Monthly

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