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Bezig met laden... The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles (Everyman's Library (Cloth))door J. G. Farrell
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Two novels on different aspects of the British Empire. The Siege of Krishnapur is set in a fictional Indian enclave during the Indian Mutiny, as the colonial society tries to maintain itself in the face of native hostility and some characters come to doubt the English mission in India. Similarly, an Anglo-Irish owner of a large resort hotel lets it fall into ruin as the Irish revolt following WWI. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"J. G. Farrell published three loosely associated novels about the end of empire, of which two both winners of the Booker Prize - are included in this volume." "Inspired by the Indian Mutiny of 1857, The Siege of Krishnapur is set in the fictional town of that name where a British garrison withstands a four-month siege by mutineers. Eventually rescued after undergoing terrible privations, the leading characters all find their ideals tested and their smug assumptions of military and moral superiority severely shaken. n Troubles Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland in the aftermath of World War I in order to meet his fiancee Angela in a remote seaside hotel owned by her father. Angela dies unexpectedly, but Archer remains in Kilnalough, captivated by the Majestic and its inhabitants, and seemingly unaware of the approaching political storm as Ireland dissolves into revolt and civil war. oth novels combine high comedy with vivid realism and reveal Farrell as 'one of the finest post-colonial novelists' - John Sutherland." Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Two great novels that deserve to be anthologized together. ( )