Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 - January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children's books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), and "If-" (1910); and his many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the collections Life's Handicap (1891), The Day's Work (1898), and Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story" his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift

吉卜林（Rudyard Kipling，1865-1936）

著名英国作家、诗人，1907年获得诺贝尔文学奖，获奖理由为“他的作品以观察入微、思想新颖、气势雄浑和叙述卓越见长”。其杰出的叙事与高超的文学性备受后世推崇，对世界文学影响深远。

出生于印度，1870年被送回英国上学，1882年返回印度，成为一名记者并开始写作。主要著作有短诗《如果》，诗集《营房谣》《七海》，短篇小说集《山中的平凡故事》《正是如此故事集》《普克山的帕克》《丛林之书》，长篇小说《勇敢的船长》《吉姆》，等等。