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First major theatrical adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel for a contemporary audience Before deciding whether to marry Chandrapore's local magistrate, Adela Quested wants to discover the "real India" for herself. Newly arrived from England, she agrees to see the Marabar Caves with the charming Dr Aziz. Through this one harmless event Forster exposes the absurdity, hysteria and depth of cultural ignorance that existed in British India in the twenties. E.M. Forster's classic novel is here adapted in this highly theatrical, humorous and faithful version for the stage by the author of BENT, Martin Sherman. Published to tie in with a major new production of A PASSAGE TO INDIA produced by Shared Experience Theatre company. No library descriptions found. |
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At first I found E.M. Forster’s writing style to be very different and it took me some time to get used to the way he writes. I don’t think I can accurately describe how he does it but his topics are so to the point but still portray so much meaning and depth. Once I got used to this style, I found this book to be beautifully written and crafted with the perfect balance of humor and irony plus times of complete sadness, anger and despair. Similarly, the cast of characters in the book are all rich from the enlightening Dr. Aziz, and the naïve Adela Quested to the characters that display the most humanity: Mrs. Moore, Mr. Fielding and Professor Godbole. I can understand perfectly why this book is considered to be one of the important reads of the 20th century as it gives readers a very clear and dramatic picture of what India must have been like during British occupation.
Even though E.M. Forster claims that one can never understand India or describe what it is really like, I felt like I was able to get a very accurate portrayal through the eyes of all of the characters in this book as they all see aspects of the land, times and the native people differently. ( )