Mowgli (Movie Tie-In): Legend of the Jungle

Rudyard Kipling

Okt. 2018 · Penguin Random House Audio · Vorgelesen von Ralph Lister, John Lee, Scott Brick, Paul Boehmer, Dominic Hoffman, Nicholas Guy Smith, Shirshir Kurup, Deepti Gupta, Steve West, Ann Marie Lee und Rebecca Lowman

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Rudyard Kipling’s best-loved book is now the basis for the Netflix film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Freida Pinto, and Rohan Chand

The story of Mowgli, the abandoned "man-cub" who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo, the graceful black panther Bagheera and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good and evil in "Rikki-tikki-tav" to the macabre comedy, "The Undertakers." With The Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy, and memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood.

Narrated by Ralph Lister with (in order of appearance):
John Lee
Scott Brick
Paul Boehmer
Dominic Hoffman
Nicholas Guy Smith
Shirshir Kurup
Deepti Gupta
Steve West
Ann Marie Lee
Rebecca Lowman

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RUDYARD KIPLING was born in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1865 and started work as a journalist in India in 1882. His most famous works include The Jungle Books (1894), Kim (1901) and the Just So Stories (1902). He died in 1936, having become he first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize, in 1907.