A Passage to India (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: c. 1920
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Nature, Religion, Friendship, 1920’s, Trials, England or English people, India or East Indian people, Mysticism, Caves
- Locales: India
Places Discussed
Chandrapore. Old, remote Hindu city with filthy alleyways and mean streets that is divided into three parts: old Chandrapore on the Ganges River; inland Maidan on higher ground, and the Civil Station on the second hill. Although it is located on the river, Chandrapore has no riverfront and no bathing steps. Nothing distinguishes Chandrapore except for its proximity to the Marabar Caves. It is home for the Indians.
Maidan. Central section of Chandrapore that contains the hospital in which Dr. Aziz practices medicine and which is the section in which most...
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E. M. Forster (Cyclopedia of World Authors)E. M. Forster (Short Fiction)E. M. Forster (Dictionary of World Biography)E. M. Forster (Long Fiction)
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