{"product_id":"a-passage-to-india-with-an-introduction-by-kamila-shamsie-womens-prize-winning-author-of-home-fire-hardcover","title":"A Passage to India: With an Introduction by Kamila Shamsie, Women's Prize-Winning Author of Home Fire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. M. Forster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA STUNNING NEW EDITION CELEBRATING 100 YEARS SINCE FIRST PUBLICATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a new introduction by Kamila Shamsie, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHome Fire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There's no writer better at portraying the genuine feelings that are born from the interaction between one human being and another'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAMILA SHAMSIE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Forster's last and greatest novel'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAMON GALGUT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'His great book . . . masterly in its prescience and its lucidity'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANITA DESAI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The first time I saw you, you were wanting to see India, not Indians, and it occurred to me: Ah, that won't take us far.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Indian town of Chandrapore seems to change dramatically season by season, day by day, offering different impressions from each angle it is viewed. Vulnerable to flooding, but blessed by glorious sun, it is surrounded by vast, flat expanses, except for hills to the south that house the extraordinary Marabar Caves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mrs Moore and her younger travelling companion Adela arrive in town, they are frustrated and disappointed that all they can find is the claustrophobia of British colonial culture. Then a chance meeting with the charming and well-respected Dr Aziz seems to present the perfect opportunity to fulfil their desire to see the 'real India'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut during a guided tour of the Marabar Caves, a strange incident occurs, resulting in a shocking accusation that throws Chandrapore into a fever of racial tension and the doctor straight into the heart of a scandal from which he might never recover.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Morgan Forster was born in London in 1879, attended Tonbridge School and went on to King's College, Cambridge in 1897, where he retained a lifelong connection and was elected to an Honorary Fellowship in 1946.\u003cbr\u003eHe died in June 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.66 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53494835708211,"sku":"9781399736176","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Wni6uadSbZ9781399736176.webp?v=1781583461","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-passage-to-india-with-an-introduction-by-kamila-shamsie-womens-prize-winning-author-of-home-fire-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}