The Siege of Krishnapur

Name: The Siege of Krishnapur
ISBN: 9781590170922

by J. G. Farrell

Booker · 1973 · Winner

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Historical FictionISBN 9781590170922

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Booker Prize	1973	Winner

About the Author

J. G. FarrellEnglish (of Irish descent)

J.G. Farrell (1935-1979) was an English-born novelist of Irish descent best known for his Empire Trilogy—Troubles (1970, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and retrospective Lost Man Booker Prize 2010), The Siege of Krishnapur (1973, Booker Prize), and The Singapore Grip (1978)—which explore the decline of British colonialism.