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| Title | : | The Siege of Krishnapur (New York Review Books Classics) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159017092X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DAVID BRYSON said DEATH, WHERE IS THY POINT?. Chapatis. It is always difficult to start a novel convincingly, but it's a long time since I saw it done better than it is here. The harbinger of the brutal and bloody Indian uprising of 1857 was, in this narrative at least, the secret distribution of chapatis to the intended victims. I have long forgotten what l. "Very relevant book in today's world." according to Julia. I am enjoying reading books about the end of the British Raj and about Raj Orphans. This book was intimate and eccentric and probably a true picture of the time and place. Through the main characters, a thoughtful picture emerges of how ideas can blind people to all practical evidence. The idea that the English h. "A timeless classic you owe it to yourself to read" according to John Sollami. Let me begin by saying this is one of the best books I have ever read. It is cinematic, epic, brilliant, totally entertaining, horrifying, funny, shocking, infuriating, and a masterpiece.Based on a real mutiny in India in 1857 against the East India Company, this utterly amazing book is packed from cover to cover
Then a colony of bees has come to live above my back door and I’m thinking of turning them into my feudal retainers.” On August 11, Farrell was hit by a wave while fishing and was washed out to sea. Academically and athletically gifted, Farrell grew up in England and Ireland. J.G.Farrell (1935–1979) was born with a
This time of convulsion is the subject of J. 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. 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. Together these three novels offer an unequaled picture of the follies of empire.. Winner of the Booker Prize.India, 1857—the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim soldiers turned in bloody rebellion on their British overlords. 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. G
When Krishnapur itself is finally attacked, the Europeans withdraw inside the grounds of the Residency where very soon conditions begin to deteriorate: food and water run out, disease is rampant, people begin to go a little mad. Farrell introduces us gradually to a large cast of characters as he paints a vivid portrait of the Victorians' daily routines that are accompanied by heat, boredom, class consciousness, and the pursuit of genteel pastimes intended for cooler climates. Farrell's descriptions of life inside the Residency are simultaneously horrifying and blackly humorous. By turns witty and compassionate, The Siege of Krishnapur comprises the best of all fictional worlds: unforgettable characters, an epic adventure, and at its heart a cultural clash for the ages. Quite simply, this is a splendid novel. --Alix Wilber. This seminal e
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