A Passage to India
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With a new introduction by Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
'There's no writer better at portraying the genuine feelings that are born from the interaction between one human being and another'
KAMILA SHAMSIE
'Forster's last and greatest novel'
DAMON GALGUT
'His great book . . . masterly in its prescience and its lucidity'
ANITA DESAI
'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.'
The 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.
When 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'.
But 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.
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Adela Quested ist mit ihrer Schwiegermutter in spe nach Indien gekommen um zu sehen, ob sie deren Sohn heiraten möchte. Die beiden freunden sich mit dem indischen Arzt Dr. Aziz an, welcher ihnen Höhlen in der Gegend zeigen will. Dabei kommt es zu einem Vorfall, der Dr. Aziz in Haft bringt und die Gesellschaft über seine Schuld spaltet und die Freundschaften zwischen Indern und Briten gefährdet.
Das Buch lässt an manchen Stellen für seine Zeit fortschrittliche Einstellungen durchscheinen und gehört sicher zu den wichtigsten Erzählungen der Kolonialzeit aus britischer Sicht. Ingesamt hat sich die Geschichte für mich aber etwas gezogen und das Handeln der Charaktere war etwas scheer nachzuvollziehen.
My feelings on this book where changing costantly. First, it was ok: I liked the interpersonal stuff and I really liked Aziz, Mrs Moore and Fielding, but I felt the intercultural conflict was too on the nose (even though it was probably realistic since Forster experienced it first hand). Then, I grew to like these people even more and really enjoyed the book, until that "conflict" happened, which was basically resolved after a few chapters once we encountered Adela again, so it kinda felt pointless, but the author kept adding drama. I see what he wanted to achieve but I just didn't care anymore after this point. Also, Foster's writing might be great on a technical level, for me it is much too long-winded and doesn't get to the point. So, really nice and interesting conversations and relationships, but plot and writing weren't my cup of tea. I'll probably give Forster another try but it isn't a priority.
Description
With a new introduction by Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
'There's no writer better at portraying the genuine feelings that are born from the interaction between one human being and another'
KAMILA SHAMSIE
'Forster's last and greatest novel'
DAMON GALGUT
'His great book . . . masterly in its prescience and its lucidity'
ANITA DESAI
'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.'
The 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.
When 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'.
But 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.
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Adela Quested ist mit ihrer Schwiegermutter in spe nach Indien gekommen um zu sehen, ob sie deren Sohn heiraten möchte. Die beiden freunden sich mit dem indischen Arzt Dr. Aziz an, welcher ihnen Höhlen in der Gegend zeigen will. Dabei kommt es zu einem Vorfall, der Dr. Aziz in Haft bringt und die Gesellschaft über seine Schuld spaltet und die Freundschaften zwischen Indern und Briten gefährdet.
Das Buch lässt an manchen Stellen für seine Zeit fortschrittliche Einstellungen durchscheinen und gehört sicher zu den wichtigsten Erzählungen der Kolonialzeit aus britischer Sicht. Ingesamt hat sich die Geschichte für mich aber etwas gezogen und das Handeln der Charaktere war etwas scheer nachzuvollziehen.
My feelings on this book where changing costantly. First, it was ok: I liked the interpersonal stuff and I really liked Aziz, Mrs Moore and Fielding, but I felt the intercultural conflict was too on the nose (even though it was probably realistic since Forster experienced it first hand). Then, I grew to like these people even more and really enjoyed the book, until that "conflict" happened, which was basically resolved after a few chapters once we encountered Adela again, so it kinda felt pointless, but the author kept adding drama. I see what he wanted to achieve but I just didn't care anymore after this point. Also, Foster's writing might be great on a technical level, for me it is much too long-winded and doesn't get to the point. So, really nice and interesting conversations and relationships, but plot and writing weren't my cup of tea. I'll probably give Forster another try but it isn't a priority.