Name: A Passage to India
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Author: E. M. Forster
ISBN: 9781684224272

Type

Physical Book

Author

E. M. Forster

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781684224272

Synopsis "A Passage to India"

2020 Reprint of 1924 Edition. A Passage to India (1924) is set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Time magazine included the novel in its "All Time 100 Novels" list. The novel is based on Forster's experiences in India, deriving the title from Walt Whitman's 1870 poem "Passage to India" in Leaves of Grass.The story revolves around four characters: Dr. Aziz, his British friend Mr. Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Adela Quested. During a trip to the fictitious Marabar Caves (modeled on the Barabar Caves of Bihar), Adela thinks she finds herself alone with Dr. Aziz in one of the caves (when in fact he is in an entirely different cave), and subsequently panics and flees; it is assumed that Dr. Aziz has attempted to assault her. Aziz's trial, and its run-up and aftermath, bring to a boil the common racial tensions and prejudices between Indians and the British who rule India.

E. M. Forster

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Edward Morgan Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and librettist, belonging to the Bloomsbury Group and noted for highlights of the Edwardian Era. His works address class differences and the hypocrisy of general society

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