Summary of the Book
Escape from Java and Other Tales of Danger is an anthology of extraordinary and exciting stories penned down by master storyteller, Ruskin Bond. It will give readers a chance to join the fearless heroes and dauntless heroines in their pursuit for survival against earthquakes, forest fire, floods and bombs. The book comprises of five stories – Earthquake, Riding through the Flames, A Flight of Pigeons, Escape from Java, and Sita and the River. With exhilarating plots, courageous protagonists, and written in Ruskin Bond’s unique style, this book will be an engaging and riveting read for all Ruskin Bond fans.
About Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He has been writing novels, poems, essays and short stories for over forty years. He was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957, The Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, and the Padma Shri in 1999. He was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Delhi in 2012. His works include The Room on the Roof, Vagrants in the Valley, Scenes from a Writer’s Life, Landour Days – A Writer’s Journal, The Sensualist, The Road to the Bazaar, and Panther’s Moon, among others.
