Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author, journalist and poet born in Bombay, India. There, he worked with a much renowned newspaper The Pioneer, Allahabad before taking up writing as a profession. Best known for his works such as The Jungle Book, Kimand Just So—Stories for Little Children, Kipling ranks among the greatest English novelists and authors and regarded as the leader of the art of the short stories. The author has written a number of other stories, including the famous The Man Who Would Be King, and several poems and short stories that contributed greatly to English literature during the 19th and 20th century. The author received the honorary Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1907 and became the first English writer and the youngest recipient to have received the award till this day.