The Siege of Krishnapur

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The Siege of Krishnapur is a novel by the author J.G. Farrell, and was published in 1973.

Broadly satirical in nature, it details events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and is a fictionalised account of the Siege of Lucknow (with significant differences).

The novel won the Man Booker Prize in 1973 (list of winners).

Preceded by:
G.
Man Booker Prize recipient
1973
Succeeded by:
The Conservationist
with Holiday