Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957.
The room on the roof book review pdf.
I wonder why children of my generation don t read more of his books.
Curbed by his guardian s rules rusty once finds a taste of freedom while meeting three guys somi suri.
The room on the roof is a novel written by ruskin bond it was bond s first literary venture.
The book offers an insight into how bond perceived the world around him be it the colour of people s skin or the clothes they wore or the food they ate during festivals.
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The novel revolves around rusty an orphaned seventeen year old anglo indian boy living in dehradun due to his guardian mr harrison s strict ways he runs away from his home to live with his indian friends.
The room on the roof is ruskin bond s masterpiece of adolesce.
The story revolves around a seventeen year old anglo indian boy rusty.
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After reading room on the roof i am looking forward to reading a few of ruskin bond s other stories.
Rusty finds his life dull and empty due to his guardian s strict attitude.