FILE- In this Jan. 1936 file photo, British author Rudyard Kipling is photographed just before his death later that month. Much of Kipling's work, most famously 1894's "The Jungle Book" and 1901's "Kim" were set in, or around, India. He had been born in Bombay, what is now known as Mumbai. The Swedish Academy awarded Kipling the 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration." At 41, he remains the youngest literature laureate to this day. This year's winner is due to be announced Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (AP Photo, File)