A collection of fables set mostly in the Indian jungle, following the man-cub Mowgli raised by wolves and taught the law of the jungle by the bear Baloo and the panther Bagheera, alongside tales of other animals.
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller: “But I love "The Jungle Book" and "Wild Animals I Have Known."”
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell: “His old-school English accent reminds Luisa of the tiger in The Jungle Book.”
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy: “At night Ammu read to them from Kipling's Jungle Book.”
Fury by Salman Rushdie: “cheap rip-offs of Baloo and Kaa from The Jungle Book, unadulterated American accents all over Sherwood Forest.”
Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse by Faith Sullivan: “I recall you mentioned India because of The Jungle Book.”
Words Are My Matter by Ursula K. Le Guin: “Three of the great works of children's literature and animal literature are Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle, Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Books, and T....”