Author
J. G. Farrell
Birth Date
January 25, 1935
(44 Years)
Death Date
August 11, 1979
Associated Country
United Kingdom
J. G. Farrell (1935–1979) was a novelist best known for his darkly comic and historically rich fiction about the British Empire. He was born in Liverpool to an Anglo-Irish family and later studied at the University of Oxford.
Farrell first gained attention with early novels such as A Man from Elsewhere (1963), but his major success came with what is often called his Empire Trilogy: Troubles (1970), The Siege of Krishnapur (1973), and The Singapore Grip (1978). These novels examine the decline of British colonial power through satire, vivid historical detail, and a keen sense of irony. The Siege of Krishnapur won the Booker Prize in 1973.
His writing is noted for blending humor with tragedy, exposing the absurdities and moral contradictions of imperial rule. Farrell’s career was cut short when he died at the age of 44 in a drowning accident in Ireland.
Farrell first gained attention with early novels such as A Man from Elsewhere (1963), but his major success came with what is often called his Empire Trilogy: Troubles (1970), The Siege of Krishnapur (1973), and The Singapore Grip (1978). These novels examine the decline of British colonial power through satire, vivid historical detail, and a keen sense of irony. The Siege of Krishnapur won the Booker Prize in 1973.
His writing is noted for blending humor with tragedy, exposing the absurdities and moral contradictions of imperial rule. Farrell’s career was cut short when he died at the age of 44 in a drowning accident in Ireland.
Books
The Hill Station 2022
To the cool of the Simla hills comes a reluctant Dr McNab, with his wife and young niece. For Emily, romance is in the air. For the mysterious Mrs Forester, there is scandal brewing. And for the...
The Singapore Grip 2005
Empire, Book 3
Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break...
Empire, Book 2
India, 1857—the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim soldiers turned in bloody rebellion on their British overlords. This time of convulsion is the subject of J. G. Farrell’s *The Siege of...
