If: The Untold Story of Kipling's American Years

by Christopher E.G. Benfey

Book Overview

A New York Times Notable Book of 2019

A unique exploration of the life and work of Rudyard Kipling in Gilded Age America, from a celebrated scholar of American literature

At the turn of the twentieth century, Rudyard Kipling towered over not just English literature but the entire literary world. At the height of his fame in 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming its youngest winner. His influence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073522143X
• ISBN13: 9780735221437
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"