Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Neck,_the_Story_of_a_Pigeon Release date is 2023-11-10
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"Gay-Neck: The story of a pigeon" by Dhan Gopal Mukerji is a children's novel published in 1927. It follows Gay-Neck, a prized Indian pigeon, from his youth in India through his experiences as a messenger pigeon in World War I. The story explores themes of fear and courage as Gay-Neck faces hawks, German planes, and the trauma of war, finding healing among Buddhist monks in the Himalayas. The novel offers insight into early 1900s Indian life and the spiritual bond between humans and birds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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India -- Juvenile literature Pigeons -- Juvenile literature