{"product_id":"a-passage-to-india-paperback-4","title":"A Passage to India - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. M. Forster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOliver Stallybrass\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePankaj Mishra\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. M. Forster's beloved classic and sharp critique of imperialism \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Adela and her elderly companion Mrs. Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly 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, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the center of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British and their Indian subjects. A masterly portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, \u003ci\u003eA Passage to India\u003c\/i\u003e compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political and cultural conflicts of the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Penguin Classics edition reproduces the authoritative Abinger text and also includes four of Forster's finest essays on India, a chronology of Forster's life and works, suggestions for further reading, explanatory notes, and an illuminating introduction by the distinguished critic and novelist Pankaj Mishra.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. M. Forster\u003c\/b\u003e was born in late-Victorian London in 1879 and died in 1970. Educated at King's College, Cambridge, Forster made his name as a writer before the First World War, publishing four well- received novels: \u003ci\u003eWhere Angels Fear to Tread\u003c\/i\u003e (1905), \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (1907), \u003ci\u003eA Room with a View\u003c\/i\u003e (1908), \u003ci\u003eHowards End\u003c\/i\u003e (1910) and a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Celestial Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e (1911). For almost fifty years after \u003ci\u003eA Passage to India\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), Forster ceased publishing fiction. A public intellectual and pungent social critic, Forster championed liberal beliefs, protesting fascism, the British occupation of Egypt and India, communism, Cold War militarism, censorship, anti-Semitism, and racism. His advocacy took many forms. Forster was a pioneer on the BBC's India Service and published influential nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eTwo Cheers for Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (1951) and \u003ci\u003eAspects of the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (1927). He experimented with travel writing and biography, and (with Eric Crozier) wrote the libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e (1951). Since the posthumous publication of \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e (written in 1914, published in 1971) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life to Come and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), Forster has been rediscovered and reappraised as a prophetic writer of queer fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePankaj Mishra\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction) writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBloomberg View\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eBland Fanatics: Liberals, Race, and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAge of Anger: A History of the Present\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrom the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTemptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAn End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World\u003c\/i\u003e; and the novels \u003ci\u003eRun and Hide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Romantics\u003c\/i\u003e. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he was born in North India and now lives in London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Passage to India\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766759031072,"sku":"9780241540428","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e0d03180f5674bc7d2a91f68300e5bb5.webp?v=1780298320","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-passage-to-india-paperback-4","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}