Books
by E M Forster
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A Passage to India |
The story centres around the question of what really happened when a Muslim Indian accompanies a young British woman on a visit to the Malabar caves. Superficially the theme is colonialism and the prejudiced attitude of the British during the Raj. But it is also about religion, mysticism, the idealistic view of humankind as a single, unified whole, and how friendships can be threatened by cultural or religious barriers. Not an easy read, but I found it a rewarding one.
(Denise Lewis - bwl 106 Autumn 2022) |
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