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The Writer on the Hill

The Very Best of Ruskin Bond

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The Writer on the Hill

Written by: Ruskin Bond
Narrated by: Sagar Arya
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One of India's finest and most prolific writers, Ruskin Bond has been putting pen to paper for well over six decades. Since The Room on the Roof - his award-winning debut novel, which introduced readers to the unforgettable Rusty, the orphan from Dehradun - Bond has created characters both charming and eccentric, which have endured in the popular imagination. And, in what is perhaps his most towering achievement, Bond has brought to pulsing life the mountains, valleys and rivers of Garhwal, as well as the quiet magic of small, tucked-away places, in book after book.

The Writer on the Hill is a comprehensive selection of Bond's fiction and non-fiction, both popular and little-known. In 'Masterji', a young man meets his old Hindi teacher on a train platform, in handcuffs. In the excerpt from The Room on the Roof, Rusty stands up to his bullying guardian. 'Man and Leopard' describes, in mesmerizing prose, a heart-breaking encounter between man and the wild. And, in 'Once upon a Mountain Time', Bond creates a charming portrait of his little patch of earth in Mussoorie.

A tribute to one of the most popular and loved writers of India, The Writer on the Hill is also a celebration of the quiet, unhurried life, lived at one's own pace. This volume will delight Bond's fans everywhere.

©2014 Ruskin Bond; Edition Copyright Rupa Publications India (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
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Takes you back to wonderful and simpler time

Mr Ruskin Bond’s beautiful stories takes you back to a wonderful simpler time and Sagar Arya’s narration is very engaging and does full justice to the all the emotions of the protagonist , you just can’t take your headphones off
It’s like being transported to different era altogether
Wishing for never ending book and narration

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Connecting you to earth

can anyone add any words to describe ruskin bond ? simple soul touching words, beautiful capture of fleeting moments, a picture which is exquisite, yet a corner left vacant so you can add your own colour and in so doing, make the work and the places and the picture your own. And it becomes a story where you start to feel part of it.... such is the magic of Ruskin Bond !

excellent narration, does every bit justice to the great works, brings them to life without any over bearing.

very good production.

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