The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles: Introduction by John

The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles: Introduction by John Sutherland (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

Two stunning, Booker Prize-winning historical novels that vividly chronicle the crumbling edges of the British Empire in India and Ireland--in one Contemporary Classics hardcover.
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Inspired by historical events, The Siege of Krishnapur is the mesmerizing tale of a British outpost, under siege during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, whose residents find their smug assumptions of moral and military superiority and their rigid class barriers under fireâ€”literally and figuratively. The hero of Troubles, having survived the battles of World War I, makes his way to Ireland in 1919, in search of his once-wealthy fiancÃ©e. What he finds is her family's enormous seaside hotel in a spectacular state of decline, overgrown and overrun by herds of cats and pigs and the few remaining guests. From this strange perch, moving from room to room as the hotel falls down around him, he witnesses the distant tottering of the Empire in the East and the rise of the violent "Troubles" in Ireland.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0307957845_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-03-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307957849

The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles: Introduction by John Sutherland (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)