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J.G. Farrell

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born

January 25, 1935 in Liverpool , The United Kingdom

died

August 11, 1979

gender

male

website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gordon_Farrell

genre

Historical Fiction

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James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979), known as J.G. Farrell, was a Liverpool-born novelist of Irish descent. Farrell gained prominence for his historical fiction, most notably his Empire Trilogy (Troubles, The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip), dealing with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule. The Siege of Krishnapur won the 1973 Booker Prize. On 19 May 2010 it was announced that Troubles had won the Lost Man Booker Prize, which was a prize created to recognize works published in 1970 (a group that had not previously been open for consideration due to a change in the eligibility rules at the time).
Farrell's career was cut short when he was drowned off the coast of Ireland at the age of...more

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Books by J.G. Farrell

Average rating: 3.91 · 1,902 ratings · 364 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell, Pankaj Mishra (Introduction) 3.93 avg rating — 1,091 ratings — published 1973 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Troubles by J.G. Farrell, John Banville (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 1970 — 18 editions	My rating:
	The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell, Derek Mahon (Introduction) 4.06 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Hill Station by J.G. Farrell, John Spurling 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Girl In The Head 3.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Empire Trilogy: The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles, and The Singapore Grip 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles by J.G. Farrell, John Sutherland (Introduction) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	Novels by James Gordon Farrell: The Siege of Krishnapur, Troubles, the Singapore Grip 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Open Forum on Children and Youth Services (1993) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	My rating:

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Quotes by J.G. Farrell

“The British could leave and half India wouldn't notice us leaving just as they didn't notice us arriving. All our reforms of administration might be reforms on the moon for all it has to do with them..”
― J.G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur

tags: historical-fiction , politics

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“Why do people insist on defending their ideas and opinions with such ferocity, as if defending honour itself? What could be easier to change than an idea?”
― J.G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur