The Very Best Of Ruskin Bond

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8129129868

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The Very Best of Ruskin Bond by Ruskin Bond Pdf

One of India's finest and most prolific writers, Ruskin Bond has been putting pen to paper for well over six decades. Since The Room on the Roof-his award-winning debut novel which introduced readers to the unforgettable Rusty, the orphan from Dehradun-Bond has created characters both charming and eccentric, which have endured in popular imagination. And, in what is perhaps his most towering achievement, Bond has brought to pulsing life the mountains, valleys and rivers of Garhwal, as well as the quiet magic of small, tucked-away places, in book after book. The Writer on the Hill is a comprehensive selection of Bond's fiction and non-fiction, both popular and little-known. In 'Masterji', a young man meets his old Hindi teacher on a train platform, in handcuffs. In the excerpt from The Room on the Roof, Rusty stands up to his bullying guardian. 'Man and Leopard' describes, in mesmerizing prose, a heart-breaking encounter between man and the wild. And, in 'Once upon a Mountain Time', Bond creates a charming portrait of his little patch of earth in Mussoorie. A tribute to one of the most popular and loved writers of India, The Writer on the Hill is also a celebration of the quiet, unhurried life, lived at one's own pace. This volume will delight Bond's fans everywhere.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789354922794

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Writing for My Life by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Experience the very best of Ruskin Bond's writings in one book. If only the world had no boundaries and we could move about without having to produce passports and documents everywhere, it really would be 'a great wide beautiful, wonderful world', says Ruskin Bond. From his most loved stories to poems, memoirs and essays, Writing for My Life opens a window to the myriad worlds of Ruskin Bond, India's most loved author. Capturing dreams of childhood, anecdotes of Rusty and his friends, the Ripley-Bean mysteries, accounts of his life with his father and his adventures in Jersey and London among others, this book is full of beauty and joy-two things Ruskin's writing is mostly known for. With a comprehensive introduction, this is the perfect gift to all the ardent readers and lovers of Ruskin's effervescent writing. A wide collection of carefully curated and beautifully designed stories, this book is a collector's edition.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788184750898

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Delhi Is Not Far by Ruskin Bond Pdf

The residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. Deep Chand, the barber, dreams of giving the prime minister a haircut; Pitamber wishes to ride an autorickshaw instead of pulling a cycle-rickshaw; and Aziz will be happy with a junk shop in Chandni Chowk. Sharing their dreams of escape is the narrator Arun, a struggling detective-fiction writer. As he waits for inspiration to write a blockbuster, he seeks and discovers love in unusual places—with the young prostitute Kamla, wise beyond her years, and the orphan and epileptic Suraj, surprisingly optimistic despite his difficult circumstances. In Delhi Is Not Far, one of his most enduring novels, Ruskin Bond sketches a moving portrait of small- town India with characteristic sympathy and quiet wisdom.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789351184249

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Being Mortal by Ruskin Bond Pdf

This volume brings together the best of Ruskin Bond’s prose and poetry. For over four decades, by way of innumerable novels, essays, short stories and poems, the author has mapped out and peopled a unique literary landscape. This anthology has selections from all of his major books and includes the classic novella Delhi Is Not Far.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789353579388

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How to Be a Writer by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Writing for me is the simplest and greatest pleasure in the world. How to be a Writer is peppered with nuggets of practical advice for every person who is aspiring to write and be published, all told in Ruskin Bond's characteristic understated, tongue-in-cheek, humorous style. So, what is it that a person requires the most to become a writer? A love of books, of language, of life, an observant eye and a good memory along with enthusiasm, optimism and persistence. This book is an exclusive glimpse into the writing credo of Ruskin Bond, an author who has had an incredibly successful writing career spanning over seventy years.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789386057044

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Collected Short Stories by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Ruskin Bond wrote his first short story, ‘Untouchable’, at the age of sixteen, and has written memorable fiction ever since. He is famous not only for his love of the hills, but for imbuing the countryside with life and vibrancy through moving descriptions. The simple people who inhabit his stories evoke sympathy and laughter in equal measure. This wonderful collection of seventy stories, including classics like ‘A Face in Dark’, ‘The Kitemaker’, ‘The Tunnel’, ‘The Room of Many Colours’, ‘Dust on the Mountain’ and ‘Times Stops at Shamli’, is a must-have for any bookshelf.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789385990397

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Death under the Deodars by Ruskin Bond Pdf

‘Colonel Bakshi burst in, looking very agitated. “Something’s happened to Mrs Basu,” he said. “She’s lying outside in a fl ower bed. I think she’s dead . . .”’ In this marvellous collection of thrilling new stories set in the Mussoorie of a bygone era, Ruskin Bond recounts the deliciously sinister cases of a murdered priest, an adulterous couple, a man who is born evil, and a body in the box-bed, not to forget the strange happenings involving arsenic in the post, strychnine in the cognac, a mysterious black dog, and the Daryaganj strangler. As the elderly Miss Ripley-Bean, her Tibetan terrier, Fluff, the hotel pianist, Mr Lobo, and the owner of the Royal, Nandu, mull over these curious incidents, the reader will be enthralled and delighted—until the very end.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184750515

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BOOK OF HUMOUR by Ruskin Bond Pdf

A delectable offering from a writer who not only knows how to make us laugh but also knows how to laugh at himself Playful tigers; ‘ghosts’; elephants; crows and old favourites like Uncle Ken; Miss Bun; the author’s slightly eccentric grandfather and Bond himself weave in and out of the pages of this wildly eclectic; thoroughly delightful and absolutely irresistible anthology featuring previously unpublished pieces like ‘Respect Your Breakfast’ and ‘Uncle Ken Goes to Sea’ as well as beloved classics from Bond’s books. Marked by the signature charm and subtle wit of one of India’s best-loved writers; Ruskin Bond’s Book of Humour; will make even the hardened among us crack a smile.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780141386775

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The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond Pdf

The Room on the Roof is a timeless coming-of-age novel that will resonate with a whole new generation of readers. Written by renowned author Ruskin Bond when he was just seventeen, it is the story of Rusty, a teenage Anglo-Indian boy who is orphaned and has to live with his English guardian in the stifling European quarter of Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends into the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals and all manner of Indian life. Rusty is enthralled, and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the claustrophic European community.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788184754490

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Rusty the Boy from the Hills by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Rusty is a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy who lives with his grandparents in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him. The house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfather’s pet python to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. Visiting his father in wartime Java, Rusty narrowly escapes enemy bombardment, and survives a plane crash in the Arabian Sea. Back in India, he spends his time encountering a ghost in the garden and recreating his grandmother’s youthful days from an old photograph. Then, something totally unexpected happens and Rusty is forced to leave Dehra, his future uncertain ... This volume of Rusty stories, the first in a series, traces Rusty’s development from early childhood to his early teens and is a riveting read for younger and older children alike.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9385288253

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A Book of Simple Living by Ruskin Bond Pdf

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184753875

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Mr Oliver's Diary by Ruskin Bond Pdf

A gun-toting, violin-playing headmaster A homicidal barber A hungry leopard and about a hundred frogs on the loose Boys with a talent for pranks and jokes Mr Oliver, a history teacher, arrives in Simla with a trainload of hungry boys to start a new term at the prep school. As he records the antics of the amazing characters there, and all that they get up to, we quickly realize that there is never a dull moment. A fire, a missing Headmaster and runaway students make sure that not a day goes by when Mr Oliver has nothing to report in his diary. He writes about the eccentric teachers, the girls’ school next door and the lovely Anjali Ramola, whom he secretly admires. Laugh-out-loud funny, with a core of old-world charm that is trademark Bond, Mr Oliver’s Diary has stories and characters that have never appeared anywhere before. With his runaway wig, pet shrew and endearing dry wit, Mr Oliver is sure to become as well-loved as those other vintage Ruskin Bond characters, Uncle Ken and Rusty.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788184754650

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Time Stops at Shamli by Ruskin Bond Pdf

This volume brings together the best of Ruskin Bond’s prose and poetry. For over four decades, by way of innumerable novels, essays, short stories and poems, the author has mapped out and peopled a unique literary landscape. This anthology has selections from all of his major books and includes the classic novella Delhi Is Not Far.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788184754353

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FRIENDS IN SMALL PLACES by Ruskin Bond Pdf

This collection brings together the best of Ruskin Bond's cameos, all beautifully imagined and crafted, inspired by people who have left a lasting impression on him. In addition, there are a host of characters culled from Bond's numerous short stories. Taken together, they constitute a magnificent evocation of the small-town India by one of the country's best storytellers.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Rupa Publications
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9382277544

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Small Towns, Big Stories by Ruskin Bond Pdf

'It is easier to know people in small places. Sometimes you can't help knowing them. Like the boy who walks four miles to school; or the elderly gentleman who is up every morning at five o'clock, taking his morning walk (tap-tap-tap, I hear his walking stick below my window); or that busy little woman gathering firewood for the winter; or the man from the nursery who sells me a potted geranium and ends up telling me the story of his life... So many stories waiting to be told! And, as I have discovered, small towns may be smaller than cities, and there may be fewer people living in them, but the stories they provide a writer with are big, they contain worlds upon worlds within them.'