Just below the surface of everyday life crouches the menace of misunderstanding. A common one springs up, then explodes into a destructive affair as cultures clash in turn-of-the-century British India. Delicate crafting, delicious prose and a biting irony help tell this classic tale, ranked among the greatest novels of the century.
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Just below the surface of everyday life crouches the menace of misunderstanding. A common one springs up, then explodes into a destructive affair as cultures clash in turn-of-the-century British India. Delicate crafting, delicious prose and a biting irony help tell this classic tale, ranked among the greatest novels of the century.
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When two totally different cultures collide there is bound to be some fall-out and Dr. Aziz got it.
chisoxfan
Feb 24, 2011
Must read classic
An exceptional early 20th century classic. Forster points out the prejudice and racial tension of British colonial India. The reader may find early on some difficulty with some of the Indian terms.A little research will make the rest of book easier to read.
Forster's novel was influential for support of India's independence from Britain,which finally happened in 1947.Now I want to see the Academy Award winning movie.
Pobskill
May 25, 2009
Forster.....Fivester
It's good. Chapter 7 is especally so. The audiobook reading by Kate Reading is the best of the available versions.