A passage to India
By: by E. M. Forster, author of "Howard's end," "A room with a view," etc..
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Published: 1944
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Copyright date: 1924
Subjects: British; Fiction; Race relations
Description: In this hard-hitting novel, first published in 1924, the murky personal relationship between an Englishwoman and an Indian doctor mirrors the troubled politics of colonialism. Adela Quested and her fellow British travelers, eager to experience the "real" India, develop a friendship with the urbane Dr. Aziz. While on a group outing, Adela and Dr. Aziz visit the Marabar caves together. As they emerge, Adela accuses the doctor of assaulting her. While Adela never actually claims she was raped, the decisions she makes ostracize her from both her countrymen and the natives, setting off a complex chain of events that forever changes the lives of all involved. This intense and moving story asks the listener serious questions about preconceptions regarding race, sex, religion, and truth. A political and philosophical masterpiece
Notes: "A wartime book."

According to Kirkpatrick, the only editions of A Passage to India during World War 2 were printed in May and November 1944

Rare Book copy: In original dust jacket.

Kirkpatrick, B.J. Bibliography of E. M. Forster (Second Edition), A10b

Gift; the family of Donald C. Brace.