Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling, a Nobel laureate and popularly known for his book: The Jungle Book, was a prolific writer and he wrote till the day of his death on January 18, 1936. His book Kim was among his famous books and unfortunately I have not read the unabridged version but I did pick up a graphic novel version, adapted by Lewis Helfand and illustrated by Rakesh Kumar; the book is published by Campfire Books. I stumbled upon Campfire books at a Comicon in Hyderabad and picked up two books: one of Krishna and one on Ravana. Kim doesnt disappoint either. The color schemes, the illustrations and the sketches were done extremely well.The earthern colors, the seamless flow of the story and artistry shone through. Kim is set in early 1900s and revolves around The Great Game, a political confrontation between the British and the Russians for claiming Afghanistan and South and Central Asia. The central character Kim is a young boy, a son of a late army officer, who lives in Ferozepu...