Kipling later said that he conceived the seeds of the "Jungle Book" stories during this period. After 10 years back in England for formal education, Kipling returned to India and worked as a writer and newspaper editor under the British Raj.
As a child, he was fascinated by tales of the Indian jungle and its animals, and learned Indian myths and legends in the local language. By the way, it is considered one of the best novels written and appears on every list of top-100 important novels.Īuthor Rudyard Kipling was born in India to British parents in 1865 and lived in Bombay - now called Mumbai - until the age of six. You are going to see there is much more to Kipling's, "Jungle Book" than you ever imagined. This is an important concept for you at this time of your life. He explored the theme of self discovery in the novel. Kipling wrote the stories about a place he knew well -India, not Africa. The stories are a mixture of fantasy, mythology, and even a tad bit of magic.
It is true that the best known part is the section on Mowgli -the baby brought up by wolves, but there is much more in the rest of the tales. The book is actually a complex, literary work where Kipling shared what he believed about life in the small world of these animals and the man child.
Most people think of the Disney movies when they hear the word, "The Jungle Book," but those movies, while great, do a disservice to Kipling's book.
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