<p>August 1 marks Friendship day. This day is celebrated to mark the most precious relationship in the world. <span class="italic"><em>Metrolife</em> brings to you six interesting reads that celebrate friendship and the value of the human bond.</span></p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">The Kite Runner</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author</strong>: Khaled Hosseini</span></p>.<p>Published in 2003, ‘The Kite Runner’ is a classic novel of contemporary literature. Set in Afghanistan and America, the story revolves around an unlikely friendship between an affluent boy and the son of his father’s servant. The profound and powerful story of friendship with the backdrop of true events that took place in Afghanistan made it one of the bestselling novels. Eventually, a movie was made with the same name.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">A little book on Friendship</span></strong></p>.<p><strong>Author:</strong> Ruskin Bond</p>.<p>Authored by India’s renowned writer and novelist Ruskin Bond, ‘A little book on Friendship’ stitches together some of the author’s favourite sayings on friends and friendship. The quotes and sayings are compiled from his observations, diaries, from celebrated writers, poets, and philosophers put forward in a heartwarming and simpler way. </p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">Thick as thieves: Tales of friendship</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author:</strong> Ruskin Bond</span></p>.<p>The book is a collection of 25 short stories that revolve around friendship. It comprises stories of friendship between three boys, an author and a mouse, the author and an old lady, and more. Ruskin Bond explains the meaning of friendship through his witty writing. Including stories as well as poems, the book takes one through a roller coaster of emotions and renews faith in friendships.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">The 3 Mistakes Of my life</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author: </strong>Chetan Bhagat</span></p>.<p>Most popular among the novels penned by Chetan Bhagat, this book encompasses the story of three friends in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Set in the backdrop of communal riots in Gujarat, the novel conveys a message of how friendship binds human relationships, despite differences in society. The book also has a movie adaptation, ‘Kai Po Che’, starring the late Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">Of Mice and Men</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author:</strong> John Steinbeck</span></p>.<p>The book cherishes the friendship and companionship of two men who lost their families due to the Great Depression. Plunged into chaos, the men set out in search of work, and their friendship acts as a distraction in their lives of misery. Written by Nobel Prize in Literature award winner John Steinbeck, ‘Of Mice and Men’ emphasises the importance of companionship in a society.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">Life of Pi</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author:</strong> Yan Martel</span></p>.<p>Many of you have heard about and watched the popular movie ‘Life of Pi’ but few know that it’s adapted from a book of the same name. The book won the Booker Prize in 2002. After a tragic sinking of a cargo ship carrying zoo animals, an Indian boy is stuck with a 450-pound tiger, a zebra, a hyena, and an orangutan. The author unfolds an unconventional bond of friendship created between the man and the beast as the story proceeds.</p>
<p>August 1 marks Friendship day. This day is celebrated to mark the most precious relationship in the world. <span class="italic"><em>Metrolife</em> brings to you six interesting reads that celebrate friendship and the value of the human bond.</span></p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">The Kite Runner</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author</strong>: Khaled Hosseini</span></p>.<p>Published in 2003, ‘The Kite Runner’ is a classic novel of contemporary literature. Set in Afghanistan and America, the story revolves around an unlikely friendship between an affluent boy and the son of his father’s servant. The profound and powerful story of friendship with the backdrop of true events that took place in Afghanistan made it one of the bestselling novels. Eventually, a movie was made with the same name.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">A little book on Friendship</span></strong></p>.<p><strong>Author:</strong> Ruskin Bond</p>.<p>Authored by India’s renowned writer and novelist Ruskin Bond, ‘A little book on Friendship’ stitches together some of the author’s favourite sayings on friends and friendship. The quotes and sayings are compiled from his observations, diaries, from celebrated writers, poets, and philosophers put forward in a heartwarming and simpler way. </p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">Thick as thieves: Tales of friendship</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author:</strong> Ruskin Bond</span></p>.<p>The book is a collection of 25 short stories that revolve around friendship. It comprises stories of friendship between three boys, an author and a mouse, the author and an old lady, and more. Ruskin Bond explains the meaning of friendship through his witty writing. Including stories as well as poems, the book takes one through a roller coaster of emotions and renews faith in friendships.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">The 3 Mistakes Of my life</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author: </strong>Chetan Bhagat</span></p>.<p>Most popular among the novels penned by Chetan Bhagat, this book encompasses the story of three friends in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Set in the backdrop of communal riots in Gujarat, the novel conveys a message of how friendship binds human relationships, despite differences in society. The book also has a movie adaptation, ‘Kai Po Che’, starring the late Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">Of Mice and Men</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author:</strong> John Steinbeck</span></p>.<p>The book cherishes the friendship and companionship of two men who lost their families due to the Great Depression. Plunged into chaos, the men set out in search of work, and their friendship acts as a distraction in their lives of misery. Written by Nobel Prize in Literature award winner John Steinbeck, ‘Of Mice and Men’ emphasises the importance of companionship in a society.</p>.<p><strong><span class="bold">Life of Pi</span></strong></p>.<p><span class="bold"><strong>Author:</strong> Yan Martel</span></p>.<p>Many of you have heard about and watched the popular movie ‘Life of Pi’ but few know that it’s adapted from a book of the same name. The book won the Booker Prize in 2002. After a tragic sinking of a cargo ship carrying zoo animals, an Indian boy is stuck with a 450-pound tiger, a zebra, a hyena, and an orangutan. The author unfolds an unconventional bond of friendship created between the man and the beast as the story proceeds.</p>