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The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

Nobel Prize · 1907 · Winner
Children'sISBN 9780241292723

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Nobel Prize in Literature1907Winner

About This Book

In consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English novelist, poet, and short-story writer born in Bombay, India. He is best known for his children's tales like The Jungle Book (1894) and Just So Stories (1902), his novel Kim (1901), and poems such as "If—" and "Gunga Din." In 1907, he became the first English-language recipient and youngest winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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