A Passage to India
A Passage to India

Author: Laura Heffernan

Publisher: Spark Notes

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781586638191

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In this Readers' Guide, Betty Jay considers the establishment of Forster's reputation and the various attempts of critics to decipher the complex codes that are a feature of his novel. Successive chapters focus on debates around Forster's liberal-humanism, with essays from F. R. Leavis, Lionel Trilling and Malcolm Bradbury; on the indeterminacy and ambiguity of the text, with extracts from essays by Gillian Beer, Robert Barratt, Wendy Moffat and Jo-Ann Hoeppner Moran; and on the sexual politics of Forster's work, with writings from Elaine Showalter, Frances L. Restuccia and Eve Dawkins Poll. The Guide concludes with essays from Jeffrey Meyers and Jenny Sharpe, who read A Passage to India in terms of its engagement with British imperialism.

E.M. Forster's A Passage to India
E.M. Forster's A Passage to India

Author: Harold Bloom

Publisher: Chelsea House

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780791075746

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- Presents the most important 20th century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature - The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism - Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index - Introductory essay by Harold Bloom"

An Atlas of Impossible Longing
An Atlas of Impossible Longing

Author: Anuradha Roy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-04-05

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1451609205

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“This is why we read fiction at all” raves the Washington Post: Family life meets historical romance in this critically acclaimed, “gorgeous, sweeping novel” (Ms Magazine) about two people who find each other when abandoned by everyone else, marking the signal American debut of an award-winning writer who richly deserves her international acclaim. On the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, a family lives in solitude in their vast new house. Here, lives intertwine and unravel. A widower struggles with his love for an unmarried cousin. Bakul, a motherless daughter, runs wild with Mukunda, an orphan of unknown caste adopted by the family. Confined in a room at the top of the house, a matriarch goes slowly mad; her husband searches for its cause as he shapes and reshapes his garden. As Mukunda and Bakul grow, their intense closeness matures into something else, and Mukunda is banished to Calcutta. He prospers in the turbulent years after Partition, but his thoughts stay with his home, with Bakul, with all that he has lost—and he knows that he must return.

The World We Found
The World We Found

Author: Thrity Umrigar

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-01-03

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0062098071

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“Stunning . . . . This is a novel that rewards reading, and even re-reading. The World We Found is a powerful meditation.” —Boston Globe Thrity Umrigar, acclaimed author of The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven, returns with a breathtaking new novel—a skillfully wrought, emotionally resonant story of four women and the indelible friendship they share As university students in late 1970s Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional, they challenged authority and fought for a better world. But over the past thirty years, the quartet has drifted apart, the day-to-day demands of work and family tempering the revolutionary fervor they once shared. Then comes devastating news: Armaiti, who moved to America, is gravely ill and wants to see the old friends she left behind. For Laleh, reunion is a bittersweet reminder of unfulfilled dreams and unspoken guilt. For Kavita, it is an admission of forbidden passion. For Nishta, it is the promise of freedom from a bitter, fundamentalist husband. And for Armaiti, it is an act of acceptance, of letting go on her own terms. The World We Found is a dazzling masterwork from the remarkable Thrity Umrigar, offering an unforgettable portrait of modern India while it explores the enduring bonds of friendship and the power of love to change lives.

E.M. Forster's A Passage to India
E.M. Forster's A Passage to India

Author: Rama Kundu

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9788126908370

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A Passage To India, E.M. Forster S Masterpiece, Which Has Remained Consistently Popular And Widely Studied In India For Eight Decades, Has Also Emerged As The Most Controversial Of All His Works, To Have Received Both Enthusiastic Applause And Corrosive Criticism Across Geographical And Cultural Frontiers Since Its First Publication Till Date For Varied Reasons. The Available Corpus Of Criticism On The Novel, Quite Voluminous And Often Contrapuntal, Can Reasonably Baffle And Intrigue The Young Students. While Keeping In View The Need Of The General Students Of Our Universities The Present Study Aims At A Lucid Analysis And In-Depth Study Of The Book With Reference To Its Various Facets. The Author Who Has Been Teaching The Book To University Students For Nearly Three Decades Has Penetrated The Text With Sensitive Insight And Scholarly Command From The Varied Angles Of The Genesis, Historical Setting, Title, Themes, Structure, Characters, Narrative Technique Including Symbol, Rhythm, Language, Interterxtual Echoes, And Imperial And Postcolonial Discourses, In Addition To Providing An Introduction , A Story-Outline , And A Detailed Critical Summary Of The Entire Text, Along With A Select Bibliography And Sample Questions. The Study Will Be Immensely Useful To Students, Scholars And Teachers In The Area.

A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on E.M. Forster's A Passage to India
A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on E.M. Forster's A Passage to India

Author: Peter Childs

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 9780415238229

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E. M. Forster's most challenging work, A Passage to India has since 1924 provoked debate on topics from imperialism to modernism to ethnicity, sexuality and symbolism. This sourcebook introduces not only the novel but the key issues which surround it. This sourcebook offers: * a contextual and biographical overview, with a chronology of important dates * contemporary reviews * key extracts from Forster's relevant essays, books and articles * a summary of the work's critical history *substantial recent essays by important critics of the novel * a consideration of film and television adaptations * a guide to further reading. The most complete guide to Forster's novel available, this sourcebook will be essential reading for all students of A Passage to India.