Rusty Room On The Roof

Born in kasauli in 1934 ruskin bond grew up in jamnagar dehradun new delhi and shimla.

Rusty room on the roof.

His first novel the room on the roof written when he was seventeen received the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. The room on the roof is a novel written by ruskin bond. Due to his guardian mr harrison s strict ways he runs away from his home to live with his indian friends. Harrison in the european area of dehradun.

The novel revolves around rusty an orphaned seventeen year old anglo indian boy living in dehradun. He lives with his guardian mr harrison a missionary and his wife in dehradun. Mr harrison wants him to be groomed with english values and to avoid contact with indian influences. Written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work.

Since the book was written by bond when he was young we can see the traits of an immature lost boy. This story depicts the immaturity of the youths and how they live in this bewildering world of orthodox people. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. The room on the roof is the coming of age story centered on a lonely orphaned anglo indian boy rusty.

It was bond s first literary venture. At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community. He is not allowed to travel outside and have any contact with the indians living in the town. This book brings out the character of rusty as a true adolescent through the spontaneity in writing.

Room on the roof is a story of a youth written by ruskin bond in his 17 s.