The Lamp is Lit & Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories (Set of 2 books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Adorned with 30 beautiful stories from Ruskin Bond the book Night Train at Deoli and other stories effortlessly makes in to the must-have must-read list of every reader. Simple heart-warming and thought-provoking stories will take you to heavenly grounds of Dehradun and Mussoorie where the author himself has spent his childhood and teenage years. The stories in the book speak of simple folk who live in the technology untouched valleys and hills the lush greenery and little crowded markets. through the book does not contain any suspense or murder mystery it is sure to feel you connected with the author's idea of beauty his anguish joy and pain. Ruskin Bond's Night Train at Deoli offers you a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life and fills you will serenity as you learn about the beauty in simplest pleasures. A book filled with small doses of heart melting stories- a book that's loved admired and recommended by many. About the author: Ruskin Bond is one of the most popular writers of India of British descent. His first novel was The Room on the Roof which he wrote at an age of seventeen and earned the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in year 1957. His works can also be seen in text books of almost every school. Apart from novels he has written several essays children books and poems. In 1993 he received the Sahitya Akademi Award while Padma Shri in year 1999. He lives with is adopted family in Landour near Mussoorie. About the Author 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.Autobiographical sketches and stories from India's best-loved writer in English. For over six decades now by way of innumerable short stories essays poems and novels Ruskin Bond has championed simplicity and quietude in life and in art. This collection of essays and episodes from his journals is in his own words a celebration of my survival as a freelance'. His early forays into the literary magazines of the 1950s and '60s are described in the first part of the book along with some examples of his work at the time. With understated humour and compassion Ruskin records the charming eccentricities of friends and acquaintances (a former princess cheerfully obsessed with death and disaster) the silent miracles of nature (New moon in a purple sky') life's little joys (the smell of onions frying) and its fleeting regrets. Nostalgic and heart-warming full of wisdom and charm The Lamp is Lit opens a window to fascinating glimpse into the life of our very own resident Wordsworth in prose. About the Author 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.