The room on the roof is the coming of age story centered on a lonely orphaned anglo indian boy rusty.
The room on the roof summary.
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The room on the roof summary ruskin bond written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work.
Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957.
After his parents died he was living with his english guardian.
It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty.
He was quiteunhappy with the ruthless ways and strict rules of his guardian and decides to break freeone day.
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At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community.
The book offers an insight into how bond perceived the world around him be it the colour of people s skin or the clothes they wore or the food they ate during festivals.
Debut novel by ruskinbond the room on the roof is the first novel by ruskin bond.
The room on the roof gives a sneak peak into bond s life as a 17 year old new to the charms of the world and dreaming of unrealistic dreams.
The room on the roof.
It is the story of rusty who is a 16year old boy.