Garm - et gidsel

by Rudyard Kipling

I en militærlejr ved foden af Himalaya bliver en britisk officer givet den kloge bullterrier Garm som gidsel af en soldat med dårlig samvittighed – hvad der selvfølgelig afstedkommer en del problemer. En varm og humoristisk fortælling af Nobelprismodtageren Rudyard Kipling, der viser hvordan kærligheden mellem ejer og hund kan være stærkere end alt andet.

Genres: Short Stories, Classics, Animals, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2013

About the author

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."

Reviews

[John Hatley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This delightful novella describes the bond of friendship between a human and his dog — or one could also say a dog and his human.

[Aditya Mallya · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely story that dog-lovers will especially enjoy.

[Asamina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alldeles underbart vacker, sorglig, varm och kärleksfull

[Leon · Rating 3 out of 5]

7/24

[Maj-Brit Mølgaard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Endnu en sød lille historie om en hund.
Dog læst på dansk, som en del af Novellix novellerne.

[Viktorija · Rating 1 out of 5]

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