Kim

An orphaned white boy raised in the streets of Lahore, Kim becomes the disciple of a wandering Tibetan lama while being drawn into the shadowy ‘Great Game’ of espionage between empires. Journeying across a India rendered with dazzling color and affection, he searches for both a sacred river and his own identity. Kipling’s masterpiece is a rich, teeming portrait of the subcontinent—its roads, faiths, and peoples—wrapped in a coming-of-age adventure of spies and holy men. Widely regarded as his finest novel, Kim blends thrilling intrigue with spiritual depth, capturing the beauty and complexity of India as few books ever have.