Ruskin Bond's Book Of Verse

Name: Ruskin Bond's Book Of Verse
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Ruskin Bond
ISBN: 9780143496076

Author: Ruskin Bond

Narrator: Sumit Kaul

Unabridged: 1 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 05/01/2018

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

This leaf, so complete in itself,
Is only part of a tree.
And this tree, so complete in itself,
Is only part of the mountain.
And the mountain runs down to the sea.
And the sea, so complete in itself,
Rests like a raindrop
On the hand of God.

Ruskin Bond’s Book of Verse brings together the poetry of one of India’s best-loved writers. This charming collector’s edition is a treasury of poems on love and nature, travel, humour and childhood and will be a lasting source of delight to readers.

About The Author

Ruskin Bond is one of India’s best-loved writers, who has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas, and more than forty books for children. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Koushiki on August 13, 2020

I have a beautiful relationship with Ruskin Bond's work beacause probably he was the first author I ever read. Having read almost everything he has ever written, I was surprised. . And yes the "Almost" is important here because I had never heard or seen this book before I found it one day while casual......more

Goodreads review by Vrinda on February 21, 2009

Some of the most simple, yet soulful poetry I've ever read........more

Goodreads review by Abhidev on April 11, 2021

Ruskin Bond may not be a great poet. I like him as a poet as well. As he said these are verse and I love these verse.......more

Goodreads review by Sarabjeet on June 27, 2017

This author never stops to amaze me. If option was available, I'd have given 6/5.......more

Goodreads review by Sudha on October 28, 2020

Simple and Sweet.......more