It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty.
The room on the roof summary in english.
The room on the roof is the coming of age story centered on a lonely orphaned anglo indian boy rusty.
Rabindranath tagore belongs to pre colonial period 1861 1941 and his novel onmy boyhood dayswas an autobiography.
Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957.
He gets a job teaching english to a boy named kishen in return for a tiny room on the roof and food.
Due to the strict rules by the guardian he was quite unhappy with him.
To get free he started to visit the nearby market and made lots of friends there.
Ruskin bond s first novel the room on the roof written when he was seventeen received the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957 since then he has written a number of novellas essays poems and children s books.
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.
Room on the roof by ruskin bond review.
He finds a loving and fun family his.
The room on the roof summary ruskin bond written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work.
He was living with an english guardian after his parents passed away.
The room on the roof is the first novel written by ruskin bond.
At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community.
The room on the roof is a novel written by ruskin bond it was bond s first literary venture.
He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in magazines and anthologies.