THE BIG BOOK OF MOUNTAIN TALES

Category Literature & Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 395

ISBN: 978-93-6156-657-8
Pages: 328 pages
Date: 5th June 2024

ABOUT THIS BOOK

‘High in the spruce tree the barbet calls, heralding summer. A few puffy clouds drift lazily over the mountains. Is this the great escape?’

As we move along at a fast pace, there are very few things that offer solace from the hustle-bustle. Out of these things, there is nothing quite like the fresh mountain air or a breeze from the forest to revive one’s spirits and rekindle some hope.

The Big Book of Mountain Tales gives you a chance to carry some of that mountain joy home with you. This collection of Ruskin Bond’s cherished stories is sure to transport you to the mountains and revive your sense of adventure. Bond’s evocative and engaging prose combined with some lively and vivid imagery are bound to bring a smile on your face.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children’s books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family.