A passage to india - e. m. forster

Forsters exquisitely observed novel about the clash of cultures and the consequences of perception, set in colonial India Among the greatest novels of the twentieth century and the basis for director David Leans Academy Award-winning film, A Passage to India unravels the growing racial tension between Indians, uneasy at best with colonial power, and the British, largely ignorant and dismissive of the society theyre infiltrating.

A sudden moment of confusion results in a devastating series of events that threatens to ruin a mans life, revealing just how deeply--and swiftly--prejudice has taken root.