| Titre : | The siege of Krishnapur | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | J. G. Farrell | | Editeur : | New York : New York Review Books | | Année de publication : | 2004 | | Collection : | New York Review Books classics | | Importance : | xvii, 344 p. | | Format : | 21 cm | | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-590-17092-2 | | Mots-clés : | Fiction British Literature | | Index. décimale : | 823/.914 | | Résumé : | Farrell’s story is set in an isolated Victorian outpost on the subcontinent. 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. 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. Together these three novels offer an unequaled picture of the follies of empire. |
The siege of Krishnapur [texte imprimé] / J. G. Farrell . - New York : New York Review Books, 2004 . - xvii, 344 p. ; 21 cm. - ( New York Review Books classics) . ISBN : 978-1-590-17092-2 | Mots-clés : | Fiction British Literature | | Index. décimale : | 823/.914 | | Résumé : | Farrell’s story is set in an isolated Victorian outpost on the subcontinent. 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. 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. Together these three novels offer an unequaled picture of the follies of empire. |
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