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

吉蔔林（Rudyard Kipling，1865-1936）

著名英國作傢、詩人，1907年獲得諾貝爾文學奬，獲奬理由為“他的作品以觀察入微、思想新穎、氣勢雄渾和敘述卓越見長”。其傑齣的敘事與高超的文學性備受後世推崇，對世界文學影響深遠。

齣生於印度，1870年被送迴英國上學，1882年返迴印度，成為一名記者並開始寫作。主要著作有短詩《如果》，詩集《營房謠》《七海》，短篇小說集《山中的平凡故事》《正是如此故事集》《普剋山的帕剋》《叢林之書》，長篇小說《勇敢的船長》《吉姆》，等等。