Kim

«Kim» combines the features of a «coming-of-age novel», an engaging spy detective story, a philosophical parable, and an adventure novel. Kipling transports the reader to the unique and exotic world of India at the end of the 19th century and tells the story of the fate of an orphaned Irish boy, raised by an Indian woman, Kim O'Hara, who from a young age earned his living by begging and doing small errands on the streets of Lahore. By the will of fate, the boy meets a wise Buddhist monk, becomes his disciple, and sets off with him to travel across the country. Kim is awaited by dangerous adventures, political intrigues, deadly battles, and participation in the invisible for many Great Game…