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A Passage to India
by Forster, E. M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2008. Classic novel of cultural collision in colonial India, following the authoritative Stallybrass text of 1978. Attractively bound: a later Folio printing, but the first with this binding, reprinting the Harte lithos first seen in 1996. Light wear to book & slipcase, clean & unmarked. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Glynn Boyd Harte. Large Octavo.
Synopsis
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster is considered a monumental work of English Literature. The book tells the story of race and empire in India during the British Raj. A false accusation of sexual assault based on racist English assumptions forms the basis of the story. Dr. Aziz, a Muslim physician, is accused of assaulting a young woman during an expedition to Marabar Caves. The trial and ultimate consequences of the accusation expose the deep problems with British governance in India during this period, and the depth of feeling opposed to British rule among the Indian people. The book has received several awards, including the James Talt Black Memorial Prize in 1924, and is present on several lists of the best books of the twentieth century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w0031
- Title
- A Passage to India
- Author
- Forster, E. M
- Illustrator
- Glynn Boyd Harte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Fiction, Literature, British Raj, Colonialism, Culture Clash, Indian Independence, Illustrated Books
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
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About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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