J.G. Farrell, The Siege of Krish Quotes

A collection of quotes by J.G. Farrell, The Siege of Krish.

J.G. Farrell, born on January 25, 1935, was a British novelist. He is best known for his novel "The Siege of Krish" (also known as "The Siege of Krishnapur"), published in 1973. The book, set during the 1857 Indian Rebellion against British rule, won the Booker Prize that same year. J.G. Farrell's vivid portrayal of the siege of an isolated British residency in Krishnapur, India, masterfully combines historical events with dark humor and social commentary. Sadly, Farrell's promising career was cut short when he tragically drowned at the age of 44 in 1979 while fishing in Ireland.

He could hear that musket ball droning about the room, letha

He could hear that musket ball droning about the room, lethally bisecting it again and again like a billiard ball going from one cushion to another. He remained crouching there for a long time before he was able to convince himself that it was quite impossible, physically speaking, scientifically speaking, for a musket ball to go on and on ricocheting like that in a rectangular room; it could only be his imagination. So he forced himself to stand up again and suffered no ill-effects; a small but significant triumph for the scientific way of looking at things.

J.G. Farrell, The Siege of Krish

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