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Rudyard Kipling
Writing The Jungle Book, Kim and the Just So Stories.
The Jungle Book · Kim
- Born
- 30 December 1865
- Birthplace
- Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India)
- Died
- 18 January 1936
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Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling was an English author whose stories and poems drew heavily on British India. His narrative inventiveness remains influential, while his support for empire and racial hierarchies is central to criticism of his work.
Early life
Bombay childhood
Spent his earliest years in India before being sent to England for schooling.
Return to India
Returned as a teenager and began working in newspaper journalism.
Career
- 1880s
Journalist and storyteller
Published poems and short fiction while working for newspapers in India.
- 1889–1890s
International readership
Moved to London and then Vermont as his literary reputation grew.
- 1900s
Established author
Published major fiction and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907.
- Later career
War and remembrance
Continued writing and worked with the Imperial War Graves Commission.
Selected work
The Jungle Book
Stories including Mowgli’s life among animals.
Kim
A boy’s travels intersect with espionage in colonial India.
Just So Stories
Inventive explanations of how animals acquired their features.
Beyond work
Imperial politics
Defended British imperial rule, including in writing that presents racist ideas.
Family loss
His son John Kipling was killed in the First World War, shaping his involvement in remembrance.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: Elliott & Fry. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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