Once upon a time, there was an orphan named Kimball O’Hara, Kim for short. Kim spent his time in the city of Lahore running around, scrounging food, and generally leading a carefree and mischief-heavy life. Apparently, Kim’s luck changed once he found a Red Bull on a green field.
Kim was originally released in a serialized version in 1900-1901, after which it was published as a book. It offers a wide-ranging view of the cultural and religious diversity of British India in the late-19th century, as perceived through the experience of an Indian-enculturated Irish boy named Kim. Along with ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Captains Courageous’, it stands as one of Kipling’s most enduring and beloved novels, although its reception has at times been marked by controversy regarding its depictions of British colonialism.
