A passage to India
By: [by] E. M. Forster
Series: Everyman's library -- [no. 972] -- Fiction; Everyman's library -- no. 972; Everyman's library
Publisher: J. M. Dent & sons ltd.
Published: 1942
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: British; Fiction; Culture conflict; 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: Introduction by Peter Burra.

"First published in this edition 1942."

"A list of E. M. Forster's writings": p. xxviii-xxix.