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The Book Discussion group will meet on Wednesday, December 6, from 2:00-3:00 PM in SU 110 in the Student Union

Passage to India by E. M. Forster

Synopsis
Forster's master work and last novel, A Passage to India explores the problems of establishing friendships across cultural boundaries such as those that existed in India under British rule. The central character is a young Indian doctor accused of raping a young Englishwoman, and although found innocent, his reputation, and friendships, are ruined.

Web pages about E. M. Forster:

E(dward) M(organ) Forster (1879-1970)
Forster, E(dward) M(organ) from Encarta Encyclopedia
Forster, E(dward) M(organ) from Encyclopedia Britannica
E(dward) M(organ) Forster from Literature Resource Center, Gale Group
E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
A View of E.M. Forster
"Connecting with E.M. Forster" by Sidney Perkowitz, The American Prospect, May/June 1996

E. M. Forster's work available on the Web:

Howards End, full text available from the Humanities Text Initiative, University of Michigan
A Room with a View, full text available from the Humanities Text Initiative, University of Michigan
Where Angels Fear to Tread, full text available from the Humanities Text Initiative, University of Michigan

Film adaptation in 1984:
A Passage to India starred Peggy Ashcroft, Judy Davis, James Fox, and Alec Guinness. Directed by David Lean for Columbia Pictures, the film won 11 Academy Award nominations, and two Awards for Supporting Actress (Ashcroft) and Maurice Jarre for original score.

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