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Proms Plus: Kipling's Jungle Books

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Anindya Raychaudhuri discusses Kipling's Jungle Books with children's novelist Frances Hardinge and academic Sue Walsh, recorded in front of an audience at Imperial College Union. How does Kipling use language to create character and discuss identity? And can we separate the adventure and storytelling from the imperialist baggage of the Jungle Books?

Producer: Luke Mulhall

Published on Wednesday, 21st August 2019.

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