James j. farrell biography
James j. farrell biography
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J. G. Farrell
English-born writer of Irish descent (1935–1979)
James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979) was an English-born novelist of Irish descent.
He gained prominence for a series of novels known as "the Empire Trilogy" (Troubles, The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip), which deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule.
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Troubles received the 1971 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and The Siege of Krishnapur received the 1973 Booker Prize. In 2010 Troubles was retrospectively awarded the Lost Man Booker Prize, created to recognise works published in 1970.
Troubles and its fellow shortlisted works had not been open for consideration that year due to a change in the eligibility rules.[1]
Biography
Early life and education
Farrell, born in Liverpool, England, into a family of an Irish background, was the second of three brothers.
His father, William Farrell, had worked as an accountant in Bengal