The Siege of Krishnapur
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The British residents of Krishnapur, a Victorian outpost on the subcontinent of India in 1857, are initially unperturbed by rumors of strife from afar, but when they find themselves under siege by native soldiers, they withdraw into the Residency where they slowly come to realize the true character of colonialism.
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New York Review Books classics
PUBLISHED
New York : New York Review Books, 2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 344 pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
159017092X
9781590170922
SUBJECTS
Sieges -- Fiction.
Man Booker Prize.
India -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 -- Fiction.
War stories.
Historical fiction.