
Stephen Alter’s novel brings to life an older version of Rudyard Kipling’s young hero, Kim, as a spy
Lahore. 18 March 1947. Dusk brings with it stray breezes from the north, dispelling some of the day’s oppressive heat. Summer has begun early this year, as if to make up for the cold winter we just had. A wheeling flock of pigeons fills the amber sky. …