The Siege of Krishnapur
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| Author | J. G. Farrell |
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| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Released | 1973 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 344 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0297765809 |
The Siege of Krishnapur is a novel by the author J.G. Farrell, and was published in 1973.
Broadly satirical in nature, it details events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The novel is a fictionalised account of the Siege of Lucknow though with significant changes.
Farrell's novel won the Booker Prize in 1973 (list of winners).
| Preceded by G. |
Man Booker Prize recipient 1973 |
Succeeded by The Conservationist with Holiday |
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