L'assedio Di Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
Set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the novel follows a community of British colonials trapped in a provincial Indian garrison town as they endure a protracted siege, clinging to Victorian rituals, hierarchies and scientific rationalism while facing starvation, disease and the collapse of imperial authority. Through sharp satire and poignant moments, it exposes the absurdities, hypocrisies and human costs of empire as pride, superstition and interpersonal rivalries unravel under mounting pressure. The result is both a darkly comic and moving indictment of colonial hubris and the fragility of social certainties.
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- Published
- 1973
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- British
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- Original Language
- English
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