A Passage to India
-
- Hardcover
- Taschenbuch ausgewählt
- eBook
-
Sprache:Englisch
-
Verlag:Prakash Books
- Lector House 19,99 €
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 12,99 €
- W. W. Norton & Company 14,99 €
- Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd 13,99 €
- Wilder Publications 17,99 €
- Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd 17,99 €
- Natal Publishing, Llc 18,99 €
- Culturea 21,99 €
- Martino Fine Books 19,99 €
- Elbo Book Maker 17,99 €
- Prakash Books 8,99 € ausgewählt
- Neeland Media 14,99 €
- HarperCollins 13,99 €
- The Editorium 12,99 €
- Union Square & Co. 9,99 €
- Ingram Publishers Services 13,99 €
- Iap 19,99 €
- Warbler Press 16,99 €
- Penguin Books Ltd 10,09 €
8,99 €
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.,
- Kostenlose Lieferung ab 30 € Einkaufswert
- Versandkostenfrei für Bonuscard-Kund*innen
Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.09.2020
Verlag
Prakash BooksSeitenzahl
328
Maße (L/B/H)
19,9/12,8/2,2 cm
Gewicht
230 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-90183-30-2
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster is a landmark work of English literature, colonial fiction, modernist literature, and historical social commentary. Set in British-ruled India in the fictional city of Chandrapore, the novel examines the tensions of empire through the developing friendship between Dr. Aziz, an Indian Muslim physician, and Cyril Fielding, a British educator.
Their fragile connection is tested after an unsettling visit to the mysterious Marabar Caves, where Adela Quested accuses Aziz of assault, triggering a legal and social crisis that exposes deep divisions within the colonial community. As suspicion and prejudice intensify, Forster explores race, justice, friendship, cultural misunderstanding, and unequal power through characters struggling to understand one another across political and social boundaries. Rich in colonialism, identity, prejudice, spirituality, alienation, belonging, and East-West relations, A Passage to India asks whether genuine friendship can flourish within a system built on inequality. Forster combines psychological insight and lyrical prose with symbolic landscapes, particularly the Marabar Caves, to examine uncertainty, communication, and the limits of human understanding. Thought-provoking and deeply layered, A Passage to India is ideal for students, scholars, and readers interested in E. M. Forster, British literature, colonial India, literary fiction, modernist novels, and twentieth-century classics. Its exploration of empire, race, cultural conflict, and personal connection makes it an enduring work for literary study and reflective reading. Why should readers pick this book?- A Landmark Novel of Colonial India: Explore British-ruled India through a compelling story of friendship, cultural tension, accusation, and the unequal structures of empire.
- Psychological Depth & Social Insight: Reflect on prejudice, trust, spirituality, identity, justice, and the difficulty of understanding people across cultural and political divides.
- Ideal for Classic Literature Readers: Perfect for students, scholars, Forster enthusiasts, and readers interested in colonial fiction, modernist literature, Indian history, and character-driven literary novels.
Key Themes
- Colonialism, Race & Power: Examine how imperial authority and racial hierarchy shape relationships, institutions, assumptions, and individual behavior.
- Friendship, Miscommunication & Belonging: Explore the fragile bonds between characters whose attempts at connection are complicated by prejudice, misunderstanding, and social division.
- Spirituality, Mystery & the Limits of Understanding: Reflect on religion, nature, uncertainty, and the Marabar Caves as symbols of experiences that resist simple explanation.
Noch keine Bewertungen vorhanden
Verfassen Sie die erste Bewertung zu diesem Artikel
Helfen Sie anderen Kundinnen und Kunden durch Ihre Meinung.
Kurze Frage zu unserer Seite
Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback
Wir nutzen Ihr Feedback, um unsere Produktseiten zu verbessern. Bitte haben Sie Verständnis, dass wir Ihnen keine Rückmeldung geben können. Falls Sie Kontakt mit uns aufnehmen möchten, können Sie sich aber gerne an unseren Kund*innenservice wenden.
zum Kundenservice