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Title	:	The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy #2)
Author	:	J.G. Farrell
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 344 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2004 by New York Review of Books (first published 1973)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. India

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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.

Winner of the Booker Prize.

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Original Title:	The Siege of Krishnapur
ISBN:	159017092X (ISBN13: 9781590170922)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Empire Trilogy #2
Characters:	Mr. Hopkins, George Fleury, Tom Willoughby, Louise Dunstaple, Harry Dunstaple, Miriam Lang, Lucy Hughes, Dr. Dunstaple, Dr. McNab, Mr. Rayne, Hari
Setting:	India,1857
Literary Awards:	Booker Prize (1973), The Best of the Booker Nominee (2008)

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fairly enjoyable overall and the period details are particularly fascinating. or maybe i just have a thing for the specific era on display. unfortunately something left me cold about this novel. perhaps it was the lack of old-fashioned adventure in what was a tale of a very bloody and very lengthy siege. perhaps it was the constantly ironic and semi-comic portraits of the characters, both english and indian. although the author uses his barbed wit in a rather unique fashion, as an approach to an

Towards the end of SoK, the once-sanguine Collector meets the once-romantic Fleury. Fleury asks him about his collection of art; the Collector says that "Culture is a sham. It's a cosmetic painted on life by rich people to conceal its ugliness." I enjoyed Farrell's 'Troubles,' but something about it was a bit off. In part, it just wasn't as streamlined or controlled as SoK is. I was worried that SoK would end up as unsatisfying as T through the first 100 or so pages. But by the time the

The Siege of Krishnapore is set around the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 in a fictional town of Krishnapur. The British are confounded how the natives can reject civilisation and loftier thinking (and religion) which tells them all is not well in their colonial exploits. The book is a satirical take that focus on the colonialist/civilisation ideas prevalent at the time through an assortment of characters who are thrown in together as the natives hold them under siege.The book plays out like a movie

You know those books that you think you know even before you read them. Those books that seem to strike those happy chords in your heart and call out to be your bosom buddies based on nothing more than an impression of their cover? That's how Krishnapur and I were for those months it sat on my shelf before I got around to it. Yet when I recently got around to actually cracking the spine on this Booker winner, I found that I had no clue what I was in store for.Rather than a brutal retelling of

Towards the end of SoK, the once-sanguine Collector meets the once-romantic Fleury. Fleury asks him about his collection of art; the Collector says that "Culture is a sham. It's a cosmetic painted on life by rich people to conceal its ugliness." I enjoyed Farrell's 'Troubles,' but something about it was a bit off. In part, it just wasn't as streamlined or controlled as SoK is. I was worried that SoK would end up as unsatisfying as T through the first 100 or so pages. But by the time the

Yet another book that I liked but didn't love. There were times when I found it hard to go back to - there was never, for me, any drive to see what happened next.Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.In the meantime, you can read the entire review at Smorgasbook

We look on past ages with condescension, as a mere preparation for us....but what if we are a mere after-glow of them?Maybe its just me. Maybe it was the first prominent novel, when it came out back in the 70s, that poked fun at the raison dêtre of British rule in India; maybe it was a pioneering attempt by a [British] writer to show the absurdity of colonial superiority by laying bare its own inner inconsistencies through well-crafted British characters battling their own civilisational demons;