A Passage to India

A Passage to India, published in 1924, is E. M. Forster’s profound exploration of colonialism, friendship, and cultural misunderstanding in British-ruled India. Centered on the trial of an Indian doctor falsely accused by an Englishwoman, the novel delves into the tensions and prejudices between colonizer and colonized. Forster’s lyrical prose and nuanced characterizations expose the complexities of human relationships under imperial rule. A landmark in English literature, it remains a powerful meditation on race, power, and the elusiveness of connection across cultural divides.