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The Siege of Krishnapur
The Siege of Krishnapur
Author: J. G. Farrell
The year is 1857. In Krishnapur, the British community carries on its serene existence, complacently ignoring the rumours of trouble among the native troops elsewhere in Hindustan. Life is dull, but the trappings of Civilisation must be earnestly preserved. Only the Collector, Mr Hopkins, senses danger. When the sepoys in the nearby cantonment r...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781857994919
ISBN-10: 1857994914
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 314
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Phoenix
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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An interesting, fictional account of the Sepoy Mutiny in India. It also parodies the class distinctions of the British and many of their beliefs. I especially enjoyed the arguments of two doctors about how cholera is transmitted.

This book received the Brooker Prize, a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, which was published in the United Kingdom and/or Ireland.


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