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A review by forgottensecret
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
5.0
'Fielding sat down by the bed, flattered at the trust reposed in him, yet rather sad. He felt old. He wished that he too could be carried away on waves of emotion. The next time they met, Aziz might be cautious and standoffish. He realized this, and it made him sad that he should realize it.'
Colonial India is the background of E.M. Forster's excellent A Passage to India. Unacquainted with Forster before this book, he is a welcome change in grammar and punctuation of 19th century authors like Charles Dickens and Anne Bronte that I have read recently. They favoured protracted sentences, churning with semicolons. Forster adopts a more modern style.
The book follows Aziz, an Indian doctor, who becomes besmirched by scandal. Accused of sexual assault by Adela, the wife-to-be of an important government official, racial tensions rise. Alliances shift, of both Britons and Indians. As a reader, we hope that Aziz and the educator Fielding's friendship does not also enflame. They are the heart of this story, written with masterful characterisation.
This was a classic which deserved the assignation. I'm looking forward to reading more of Forster's work.
Colonial India is the background of E.M. Forster's excellent A Passage to India. Unacquainted with Forster before this book, he is a welcome change in grammar and punctuation of 19th century authors like Charles Dickens and Anne Bronte that I have read recently. They favoured protracted sentences, churning with semicolons. Forster adopts a more modern style.
The book follows Aziz, an Indian doctor, who becomes besmirched by scandal. Accused of sexual assault by Adela, the wife-to-be of an important government official, racial tensions rise. Alliances shift, of both Britons and Indians. As a reader, we hope that Aziz and the educator Fielding's friendship does not also enflame. They are the heart of this story, written with masterful characterisation.
This was a classic which deserved the assignation. I'm looking forward to reading more of Forster's work.