A Passage to India, E. M. Forster
A Passage to India, E. M. Forster
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A Passage to India

Author: E. M. Forster

Narrator: Sam Dastor

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2003

Synopsis

When Adela and her elderly companion, Mrs. Moore, arrive in the town of Chandrapore, India, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community.Determined to explore the “real India,” they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr. Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the center of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British and their Indian subjects.

About E. M. Forster

Edward Morgan (E.M.) Forster was born in 1879 in London and educated in Cambridge. After graduating, he traveled to Greece and Italy. The Story of a Panic was his first short story and was published in 1904. Forster taught in Germany and England. His first novel was Where Angels Fear to Tread, published in 1905. Forster joined the International Red Cross at the outbreak of World War I and was posted in Alexandria until 1919. In 1924, he published A Passage To India. He refused knighthood but was awarded the Order of Merit in 1969. He died in 1970.

About Sam Dastor

Sam Dastor studied English at Cambridge and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His early theatrical experience includes a spell at the National Theatre under Sir Laurence Olivier and time spent acting in the West End. For the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has been seen in Timon of Athens, Tales from Ovid, and a world tour of A Servant to Two Masters. His many television appearances include I, Claudius; Yes, Minister; Mountbatten; Julius Caesar; and Fortunes of War. He has also appeared in the films Made, Jinnah, and Such a Long Journey, recorded over a thousand broadcasts for the BBC, and narrated numerous audio books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba

Oh wow... did I not see this coming! First published in 1924 and set in India in the 1920s the time when the British Raj was under observation, critique and ultimately the threat of the Indian Independence Movement, this drama centred around a woman seeking a more fulfilling life in India as she see......more

Goodreads review by Vit

Collision of cultures… Clash of religions… Conflict of interests… An old mother comes to visit her son who is the City Magistrate in India… Everything seems to be new and mysterious to her… She watched the moon, whose radiance stained with primrose the purple of the surrounding sky. In England the moo......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

“Adventures do occur, but not punctually. Life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate.” Illustrations from the Folio Edition by Ian Ribbons. Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore have journeyed to India with the intention of arranging a marriage between Adela and Mrs. Moore’s so......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs

In a rather ironic piece of narration, E.M. Forster sums up my opinion of this book perfectly: “Most of life is so dull that there is nothing to be said about it, and the books and talk that would describe it as interesting are obliged to exaggerate, in the hope of justifying their own existence.......more

Quotes

“Dastor’s performance is outstanding. A huge cast of characters of all classes and nationalities comes vibrantly alive as he takes the voice of each…His eloquent reading transforms into powerful performance literature…superior to the printed book…A Passage to India is a joy in audio…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

“The crystal clear portraiture, the delicate conveying of nuances of thought and life, and the astonishing command of his medium show Forster at the height of his powers.” New York Times

“A Passage to India is one of the great books of the twentieth century and has had enormous influence. We need its message of tolerance and understanding now more than ever. Forster was years ahead of his time, and we ought to try to catch up with him.” Margaret Drabble, Golden PEN Award-winning author

Awards

  • Time Magazine's Best 100 English-Language Novels from 1923–2005
  • AudioFile Earphones Award
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize
  • London Times Pick
  • Modern Library's 100 Best English-Language Novels of the Twentieth Century
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