KIM

Kim is a classic adventure novel set in British India, following Kimball O’Hara, an orphaned boy who grows up on the streets of Lahore. Clever, curious, and fluent in local customs, Kim travels across India with a Tibetan lama searching for spiritual enlightenment. At the same time, Kim becomes involved in the “Great Game,” the secret political rivalry between Britain and Russia in Central Asia. Blending adventure, espionage, friendship, spirituality, and vivid descriptions of Indian life, Rudyard Kipling creates a richly detailed story about identity, loyalty, culture, and belonging. Kim remains one of Kipling’s most celebrated and enduring novels.