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A Passage to India

AUTHOR Forster, E. M.
PUBLISHER Mariner Books Classics (03/17/1965)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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A classic of modern fiction about colliding cultures--teeming with complexity, mystery, and menace.

Hailed as one of the finest novels of the twentieth century and transformed into an Academy Award-winning film, A Passage to India hauntingly evokes India at the peak of the British colonial era, complete with the racial tension that underscores every aspect of daily life. Into this setting, Forster introduces Adela Quested and Mrs. Moor, British visitors to Chandrapore who, despite their strong ties to the elusive colonial community there, are eager for a more authentic taste of India. But when their fates tangle with those of Cecil Fielding and his local friend, Dr. Aziz, at the nearby Marabar Caves, the community of Chandrapore is split wide open and everyone's life--British and Indian alike--is inexorably altered.

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ISBN-13: 9780156711425
ISBN-10: 0156711427
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 368
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.30 x 0.90 x 8.00 inches
Weight: 0.65 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Classics
Fiction | Cultural Heritage
Fiction | Friendship
Grade Level: 9th Grade and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level: Grade 7/8
Dewey Decimal: FIC
Library of Congress Control Number: 84022375
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A classic of modern fiction about colliding cultures--teeming with complexity, mystery, and menace.

Hailed as one of the finest novels of the twentieth century and transformed into an Academy Award-winning film, A Passage to India hauntingly evokes India at the peak of the British colonial era, complete with the racial tension that underscores every aspect of daily life. Into this setting, Forster introduces Adela Quested and Mrs. Moor, British visitors to Chandrapore who, despite their strong ties to the elusive colonial community there, are eager for a more authentic taste of India. But when their fates tangle with those of Cecil Fielding and his local friend, Dr. Aziz, at the nearby Marabar Caves, the community of Chandrapore is split wide open and everyone's life--British and Indian alike--is inexorably altered.

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Author: Forster, E. M.
Edward Morgan Forster (E. M. Forster) was an English novelist, short-story writer and essayist. Born in 1879, Forster is known for his examination of how class difference and hypocrisy in British society during the beginning of the twentieth century influenced personal connections. These themes are best represented in his novels A Room with a View, A Passage to India, and Howard s End. Forster died of a stroke in 1970 at the age of 91.
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