{"product_id":"a-passage-to-india-e-m-forster-9780241214992","title":"A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring issues of colonialism, faith and the limits of comprehension, E.M. Forster's \u003ci\u003eA Passage to India\u003c\/i\u003e is published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and 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 centre 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His great book ... masterly in its presence and its lucidity'\u003cbr\u003eAnita Desai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdward Morgan Forster\u003c\/b\u003e (1879-1970) wrote six novels - Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910), A Passage to India (1924). Maurice , written in 1914, was published posthumously in 1971. He also published two volumes of short stories; two collections of essays; a critical work (Aspects of the Novel); The Hill of Devi; two biographies; two books about Alexandria; and the libretto for Britten's opera Billy Budd.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), A Format, Englisch, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65904239051101,"sku":"K051670906","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5167090600001A.jpg?v=1789230671","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-passage-to-india-e-m-forster-9780241214992","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}