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The Siege of Krishnapur
1973344 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 1973
A British compound under siege in 1857
During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British community of Krishnapur retreats into the Residency and is besieged. As food and supplies run low, the residents hold to their Victorian customs and ideas. The novel is the second part of Farrell's Empire Trilogy.
More about this book
Who
The Collector, the Reverend Hampton, Dr Dunstaple and the other residents of Krishnapur.
World
A British compound in the Indian town of Krishnapur in 1857.
What makes it different
It treats the siege with comedy as well as hardship.
Feel
Wry and vivid.
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Further reading
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