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This is one of the most beloved works of [[Rudyard Kipling]]. The title character is a street urchin named Kimball Ohara (called Kim throughout the novel) who has been befriended by the [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Pathan]] [[Intrepid Merchant|horse trader]] and spy Mahbub Ali. He wanders around the streets of the city of Lahore happily, mingling with all the many races, and occasionally running secret errands for Mahbub. He meets the Red Lama who is [[Walking the Earth]] [[Seeker Archetype|seeking enlightenment]]. Kim follows him and has adventures over a long period leading all the way to the Lama's original home in [[Shangri La|the Himalayas]] where he foils some Russian agents. It is left with an open ending as Kim must decide whether to continue as the Lama's disciple or become a full time spy.▼
| title = Kim
| image = JLKipling Kim Zam Zamah.jpg
| caption = Astride Zam Zamah
| author = Rudyard Kipling
| central theme =
| elevator pitch = The story of a pawn in [[w:The Great Game|The Great Game]].
| genre = [[Spy Fiction]] ("Stale Beer" variant)
| publication date = October 1901
| source page exists = yes
| wiki URL =
| wiki name =
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This novel is a formless one in plot and depends primarily on character and setting, which is not unknown for [[Rudyard Kipling]] (Kipling's greatest talent was arguably in setting rather than plot). It is one of the first spy novels ever told, though it was in fact something of a [[Genre Busting|Genre Buster]] because
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* [[The Champion]]: The Lama's inexperience causes Kim to be this for him.
** There is a bit of calculation to this as being the disciple of a wandering seeker makes for good cover in India, a fact that Kim is well aware of. However Kim does have affection and a considerable protective instinct for the unworldly Lama. And the calculation is mainly on the part of Kim's superiors. The boy had voluntarily been the Lama's disciple before being officially involved in the spying, and to him, playing the "Great Game" and being a disciple are just different parts of himself.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Colonel
* [[City of Spies]]: Lahore just to start with
* [[Coming of Age]]
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* [[Seeker Archetype]]: The Red Lama
* [[Shangri La]]: The Red Lama comes from there and the final scene takes place there. It is a bit toned down. While much of the format fits the "mystical place in the mountains" stereotype, there are no [[Death Trap]] s or [[Tome of Eldritch Lore|Tomes Of Eldritch Lore]] or the other things you expect to find there. It is simply another country.
* [[The Spymaster]]: Colonel
* [[Street Smart]]: Kim
* [[Street Urchin]]: Kim
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* [[Walking the Earth]]: Much of the book is about just traveling around like any other traveler.
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