Passage to India

Novel (1924) by E M Forster. In his last and possibly best novel Forster depicts Indian and English characters under the British Raj who attempt to connect and fail. The Muslim doctor Aziz and the English teacher Fielding have a friendship which is soured by an incident involving a false accusation by a confused young Englishwoman. Aziz also feels a deep bond with Mrs Moore, whose death leaves a sense of unfinished mystery. This is the keynote of the book, with its acute insights into the cultural muddles and cross-purposes of the British Raj era.