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A Near Fine copy in the original publisher's red cloth with black stamping on the spine and front board. A previous owner's bookplate on the front paste-down (Edward J Roleson). Slight separation to the text block at the title page and very minor foxing to the preliminary and terminal leaves. But a handsome, fresh copy overall. Three pages of ads at the end. Based on Forster's own experiences in India during the 1910s and 1920s, the novel examines the political and personal tensions between Indian and British inhabitants of the country during the British Raj (1858-1947) and the ensuing battle for Indian independence. The novel won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was adapted for the stage and for the screen multiple times, with the 1984 film adaptation (based on Santha Rama Rau's 1948 stageplay) winning two Oscars. Near Fine.

A Passage to India is a novel by E.M. Forster that explores the impact of British colonial rule on India through the lens of personal relationships and cultural misunderstandings.