Name: If
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Author: Kipling, Rudyard ; Manna, Giovannia
ISBN: 9781568462592

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rudyard Kipling

Illustrated by

Giovannia Manna

Publisher

Creative Editions

Language

English

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

25.4 x 19.1 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781568462592

Synopsis "If"

When Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem "If--" in 1909, he was addressing his 12-yearold son, John, who would die in battle a few short years later during World War I. The famous author's words soon inspired a nation, and the poem has twice been voted Great Britain's favorite. Italian illustrator Giovanni Manna melds the innocence of childhood with the encouraging sentiments expressed by Kipling's words in this tender portrayal of fatherly advice.

Rudyard Kipling

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Bombay, (1865-1936). Rudyard Kipling wrote novels, poems, and stories mainly set in India and Burma during the British rule. Kipling was a prolific and popular writer, and his literature always revolves around three axes: patriotism, the duty of the English to lead a life of intense activity, and the destiny of England, called to be a great empire. His insistence on this last aspect was undoubtedly an echo of the Victorian past, and severely damaged his reputation as a writer, despite being the first British author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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