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Kipling is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries he was among the United Kingdom’s most popular writers.The 2019 Writers Edition is dedicated to Rudyard Kipling, born in India in 1865, he later moved to England, but most of his work was inspired by India. He is most famous for fiction include “The Jungle Book”, “Kim”, and many short stories, including “The Man Who Would Be King”. His words, when taken out of context, are often misunderstood. Whenever something incomprehensible happens in the Orient, one frequently hears his quote “East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet”. Henry James said “Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius, as distinct from fine intelligence, that I have ever known”. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first English-language writer and he is still the youngest ever to receive that.
The jungle Book is considered Rudyard Kipling’s greatest success. The story of the boy Mowgli is world-famous – how he is raised in the Indian jungle by a pack of wolves, and how he becomes the enemy of Shere Khan the tiger and a friend of Baloo the bear. Inspired by these Jungle Books, the cap and barrel are made of jungle-green precious resin combined with platinum-coated fittings. In reference to the wolves who care for Mowgli, the top of the platinum-coated clip is artfully crafted to resemble a wolf’s head. He overcame all barriers of race and class, integrating jargon and slang into his stories. In honour of this pioneer of the modern short story and world traveller, the handcrafted Au 750 gold nib is engraved with a globe.The crown jewel of Kipling’s works is the novel “Kim” from 1901-a novel imbued with Kipling great love of India. In homage to this influential poet of the British Empire, an engraving of his handwritten initials, R.K, decorates the cap of the Montblanc Writers Edition Homage to Rudyard Kipling. The cap top is crowned with the Montblanc emblem in resin.
With this Edition Montblanc celebrates the intellect and stylistic brilliance that earned Kipling literary fame early on and kept him in the public consciousness until today.
The Writer’s Editions in general tend to be quite extravagant designs, so that’s something you can expect. The Kipling is a very top-heavy design that tapers down strongly from the top of the cap towards the back of the pen. The cap and barrel finials sport the first and last line of Kipling’s poem “IF”. It’s a nice reference to the author’s work.
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