Rusty Room On The Roof

The room on the roof is a novel written by ruskin bond.

Rusty room on the roof.

Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. Written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work. He lives with his guardian mr harrison a missionary and his wife in dehradun. Since the book was written by bond when he was young we can see the traits of an immature lost boy.

At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community. A room on the roof is the story of a 17 year old orphan boy rusty living with his uncle mr. Room on the roof is a story of a youth written by ruskin bond in his 17 s. This story depicts the immaturity of the youths and how they live in this bewildering world of orthodox people.

It was bond s first literary venture. He is not allowed to travel outside and have any contact with the indians living in the town. Harrison in the european area of dehradun. Mr harrison wants him to be groomed with english values and to avoid contact with indian influences.

This book brings out the character of rusty as a true adolescent through the spontaneity in writing. Due to his guardian mr harrison s strict ways he runs away from his home to live with his indian friends. 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 the coming of age story centered on a lonely orphaned anglo indian boy rusty.

It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty.