The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell
The Siege of Krishnapur J. G. Farrell
Page: 352
ISBN: 9781590170922
Publisher: New York Review Books
Winner of The Booker Prize.
India, 1857—the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim soldiers turned in bloody rebellion on their British overlords. This time of convulsion is the subject of J. G. Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur, widely considered one of the finest British novels of the last fifty years.
Farrell's story is set in an isolated Victorian outpost on the subcontinent. Rumors of strife filter in from afar, and yet the members of the colonial community remain confident of their military and, above all, moral superiority. But when they find themselves under actual siege, the true character of their dominion—at once brutal, blundering, and wistful—is soon revealed. The Siege of Krishnapur is a companion to Troubles, about the Easter 1916 rebellion in Ireland, and The Singapore Grip, which takes place just before World War II, as the sun begins to set upon the British Empire. Together these three novels offer an unequaled picture of the follies of empire.
Booker Prize-winning novel set during the Sepoy uprising during the British Raj in India. "When you finish reading this novel, you feel it should win prizes." -New York Times Book Review
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