TITLE: A Passage to India
AUTHOR: E M Forster
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co.
PLACE: London:
YEAR: 1924
EDITION: First
BINDING: Bound in original dark red cloth over grey paper boards, paper spine label with black lettering and plain endpapers in a matching dark red slipcase
NO.OF PAGES: 325 + 3 advertisement pages for Mr E M Forsters Novels
SIZE:
Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 4.8 cm
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE ALONGSIDE HIS PRINTED NAME, WITH A LINE INKED BY HIM RUNNING THROUGH IT.
"A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster is considered a monumental work of English literature. Forster's novel of prejudices and passions is set in the period just prior to Indian independence from the British Raj. A false accusation of sexual assault based on racist English assumptions forms the basis of the story. Dr Aziz, a Muslim physician, is accused of assaulting a young woman during an expedition to Marabar Caves. The trial and ultimate consequences of the accusation expose the deep problems with British governance in India during this period and the depth of opposition to British rule among the Indian people. The book has received several awards, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1924, and has been adapted for the stage and film, the best-known being the 1984 film version written and directed by David Lean, which received eleven nominations at the Academy Awards.
CONDITION:
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