Book guide
The Siege of Krishnapur
Empire’s certainties crumble behind the walls of a besieged Indian outpost.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
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About The Siege of Krishnapur
Set during the 1857 Indian Rebellion, this Booker-winning novel follows British residents in the fictional town of Krishnapur as a siege strips away their confidence, comforts, and illusions of moral superiority.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Empire Trilogy · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- animal cruelty
- animal death
- death
- gore
- misogyny
- racism
- colonisation
- war
- rape
- sexual assault
- sexual violence
- cholera
- excrement
