A Passage to India

His great book ... masterly in its prescience and its lucidity'' ANITA DESAI br>br>A compelling portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India depicts the fate of individuals caught in the great political and cultural conflicts of their age. It begins when Adela and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, and feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community. Determined to explore the ''real India'', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal. br>br>Edited by OLIVER STALLYBRASS with an Introduction by PANKAJ MISHRA>

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• Authors: E M Forster, E. M. Forster, E.M. Forster, FORSTER E.M., Pankaj Mishra, Oliver Stallybrass
• Assisted by: Pankaj Mishra (Editor), Mishra Pankaj (Editor), Oliver Stallybrass (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780241540428
• ISBN: 978-0-241-54042-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, British Empire, India, Narrative theme: Social issues, c 1920 to c 1929, Colonialism and imperialism