Rachel Lopez HT Image [email protected] In Rudyard Kipling’s own mind, The Jungle Book wasn’t quite a cute Disney story. Kipling’s original manuscript, archived in the British Library since 1940s, was thus far accessible only to researchers. The manuscript, covering 173 sheets and released on November 25, contains stories from both The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. The book …
What informed your decision to revisit Mowgli’s life? Initially, when I conceived of Feral Dreams, I thought I would rework the story of the man-cub as a children’s book, updating it but keeping the focus on younger readers. You’ve mentioned in the past about dealing with the question, “Where are you from… originally?” Feral Dreams is, on one level, a …
