The Book Club's Selection Is The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell
Winner of the Booker Prize, The Siege of Krishnapur is widely considered one of the finest British novels of the last 50 years. The tale is set in India in 1857, the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim soldiers turned against their British overlords.
The Book Club has decided to read and discuss:
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
Wednesday, March 18th from 6:30pm to 8:30 pm at 1327-B 21st Street, N.W.
between N and O Streets and a couple blocks south of Dupont Circle
Call 202-445-9125 if you need additional info on location
Bring your own food and drink
Winner of the Booker Prize.
India, 1857???⒠??the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim soldiers turned in bloody rebellion on their British overlords. This time of convulsion is the subject of J. G. 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. 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, andThe 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.