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Pedon merkki ja muita kauhuja

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Pedon merkki (The Mark of the Beast, 1890)
Aaveriksa (The Phantom Rickshaw, 1885)
Morrowbie Jukesin outo ratsastus (The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes, 1885)
Kauhistuttavan yön kaupunki (The City of Dreadful Night, 1885)
Lasten tähden (They, 1904)
Langaton (Wireless, 1902)
Maailman hienoin tarina (The Finest Story in the World, 1891)
Kotilääkäri (The House Surgeon, 1909)
Vaeltava juutalainen (The Wandering Jew, 1889)
Juoksuhautojen madonna (A Madonna of the Trenches, 1924)
Portilla (On the Gate, 1926)
Armo ja oikeus (Uncovenanted Mercies, 1932)

253 pages

First published January 1, 1994

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Rudyard Kipling

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Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.

Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and If— (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."

Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."

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Profile Image for Kaj Roihio.
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May 23, 2022
Useampi tunnettu kirjailija on kirjoittanut kummitus- ja kauhutarinoita eikä nobelisti Rudyard Kipling tee poikkeusta. Jostain syystä englantilaiseen kirjallisuusperinteeseen kuuluu kummitusjutut ja saarivaltakunnassa onkin kirjoitettu maailman parhaita. Kiplingin novellikokoelman Pedon merkki ja muita kauhuja sisältyy kertomus Kotilääkäri, joka on hieno esimerkki mitä saadaan, kun yhdistetään brittiläistä kummittelua, viktoriaanisia moraalikäsityksiä ja helkkarin iso talo. Yleensä Kiplingillä tuntuu olleen tyylinä kirjoittaa ikään kuin jonkun toisen kertomia tarinoita, hyvin harva kertomus tapahtuu minä-muodossa, vaan enemmänkin merkillisen tarinan kuulija on myöhemmin kirjoittanut kaiken muistiin. Kipling itse oli Brittiläisen imperiumin kasvatti, syntynyt Bombayssa 1865 ja moni hänen novelleistaan sijoittuukin Intiaan. Kuten yleensä novellikokoelmat, Pedon merkki on epätasainen ja vaikka yhtenäistä teemaa on pyritty löytämään synkistä aiheista, varsinkin kaksi viimeistä tarinaa tippuvat kokonaisuudesta ulos. Silti tässä on useampi lukemisen arvoinen kertomus.
Profile Image for Antoni Savander.
381 reviews2 followers
March 3, 2018
Monta hyvää tarinaa, mutta myös jokunen tylsähkö juttu. Erityisesti mieleen jäi tarina, jossa brittiläinen mies ratsastaa yöllä ties minne ja putoaa syvään, hevosenkengän muotoiseen kuoppaan, jonne on kipattu koleraan kuolemattomia intialaisia. Nimikkotarina oli siitä mahtava, että se oli jotenkin realistinen kaikessa lyhyydessään.
Profile Image for Hämy.
122 reviews2 followers
April 17, 2018
Kuten novellikokoelmissa yleensäkin, löytyi täsä kirjasta pari hyvää, pari surkeaa ja loput tarina jotain siltä väliltä.
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