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In this delightful collection, Ruskin Bond takes us to the charming hill-town of Dehra Dun, where the young narrator lives with his grandparents and a succession of troublesome guests, including a vain python, an affectionate monkey hell-bent on wreaking havoc and an ill-mannered ghost. Even more troublesome, to the narrator at least, are his aunt and uncle who come to visit. The animals of the house, however, are ready to liven things up by starring in hilarious escapades that these long-suffering relatives most unwillingly participate in.
In this delightful collection, Ruskin Bond takes us to the charming hill-town of Dehra Dun, where the young narrator lives with his grandparents and a succession of troublesome guests, including a vain python, an affectionate monkey hell-bent on wreaking havoc and an ill-mannered ghost. Even more...
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Ruskin Bond's first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novels (including Vagrants in the Valley, A Flight of Pigeons and Delhi Is Not Far), essays, poems and children's books, many of which have been published by Penguin India. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 1999.
Ruskin Bond's first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novels (including Vagrants in the Valley, A Flight of Pigeons and Delhi Is Not Far), essays, poems and children's books, many of wh...
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