COLLECTED SHORT STORIES & The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Ruskin Bond wrote his first short story 'Untouchable' at the age of sixteen and has written memorable fiction ever since. He is famous not only for his love of the hills but for imbuing the countryside with life and vibrancy through moving descriptions. The simple people who inhabit his stories evoke sympathy and laughter in equal measure. This wonderful collection of seventy stories including classics like 'A Face in Dark' 'The Kitemaker' 'The Tunnel' 'The Room of Many Colours' 'Dust on the Mountain' and 'Times Stops at Shamli' is a must-have for any bookshelf. Review Stories ... essentially inspired from [Bond's] dreams ―Business StandardRuskin Bond ... in love with solitude ―Mint About the Author Ruskin Bond's first novelThe Room on the Roof written when he was seventeen received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written a number of novellas essays poems and children's books. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli Himachal Pradesh and grew up in Jamnagar Dehradun New Delhi and Shimla. As a young man he spent four years in the Channel Islands and London. He returned to India in 1955. He now lives in Landour Mussoorie with his adopted family.A classic coming-of-age story which has held generations of readers spellbound!Rusty a sixteen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy is orphaned and has to live with his English guardian in the claustrophobic European part in Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends. Plunging for the first time into the dream-bright world of the bazaar Hindu festivals and other aspects of Indian life Rusty is enchanted … and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the European community.Written when the author was himself seventeen this moving story of love and friendship with a new introduction and illustrations will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers. About the Author Born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1934 Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat) Dehradun New Delhi and Shimla. His first novel The Room on the Roof which was written when he was seventeen received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories essays and novellas (including Vagrants in the Valley and A Flight of Pigeons) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1992 the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He lives in Landour Mussoorie with his extended family.