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Screen adaptation

A Passage to India

E.M. Forster

A visit to Chandrapore exposes the fragile possibilities of friendship when cultural misunderstandings collide with the power and prejudices of colonial rule.

Crime & mystery

Screen adaptation

A Room with a View

E.M. Forster

A changed room in a Florence hotel unsettles Lucy Honeychurch's expectations, beginning an encounter with love that challenges her inherited prejudices.

Historical fiction

Hill of Devi

E.M. Forster

Letters from Forster’s Indian visit capture courtly encounters and personal impressions that helped shape the world of A Passage to India.

Literary fiction

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