The Siege of Krishnapur
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The Siege of Krishnapur is a historical novel by J.G. Farrell that vividly depicts a fictionalized British colonial outpost under siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, noted for its dark humor and critique of imperialism.
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| The Siege of Krishnapur canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Siege of Krishnapur Context triple: [Best of the Booker, hasNominee, The Siege of Krishnapur]
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A.
Siege of Calcutta
The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
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B.
Great Calcutta Killings
The Great Calcutta Killings refers to the large-scale communal riots and massacres that erupted in Calcutta in August 1946, resulting in thousands of deaths amid rising Hindu-Muslim tensions on the eve of Indian independence and Partition.
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C.
Black Hole of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small prison cell in Fort William where a large number of British prisoners were allegedly confined overnight in 1756, resulting in many deaths and becoming a notorious symbol of colonial-era atrocity.
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D.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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E.
The Revolt of Hindostan
The Revolt of Hindostan is a 19th-century political poem by Ernest Jones that critiques British rule in India and champions anti-colonial resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Siege of Krishnapur Target entity description: The Siege of Krishnapur is a historical novel by J.G. Farrell that vividly depicts a fictionalized British colonial outpost under siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, noted for its dark humor and critique of imperialism.
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A.
Siege of Calcutta
The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
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B.
Great Calcutta Killings
The Great Calcutta Killings refers to the large-scale communal riots and massacres that erupted in Calcutta in August 1946, resulting in thousands of deaths amid rising Hindu-Muslim tensions on the eve of Indian independence and Partition.
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C.
Black Hole of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small prison cell in Fort William where a large number of British prisoners were allegedly confined overnight in 1756, resulting in many deaths and becoming a notorious symbol of colonial-era atrocity.
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D.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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E.
The Revolt of Hindostan
The Revolt of Hindostan is a 19th-century political poem by Ernest Jones that critiques British rule in India and champions anti-colonial resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | J. G. Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| critiques |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian values ⓘ |
| depicts |
psychological impact of siege
ⓘ
violence of colonial conflict ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Singapore Grip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama adaptation by BBC ⓘ |
| hasFictionalEvent | siege of Krishnapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Booker of Bookers longlists and retrospectives ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Siege of Lucknow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
events of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-940-45013-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dark humor
ⓘ
irony ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | British colonial community under siege ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Dr. Dunstaple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. McNab NERFINISHED ⓘ Fleury NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Collector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 350 pages ⓘ |
| partOf | J. G. Farrell Empire Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Troubles ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1857 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fictional town of Krishnapur ⓘ |
| theme |
British imperialism
ⓘ
class and social hierarchy ⓘ colonialism ⓘ moral and physical decay ⓘ religion and belief ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
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