A classic of modern fiction about colliding culturesteeming with complexity, mystery, and menace.Hailed as one of the finest novels of the twentieth century and transformed into an Academy Awardwinning film, A Passage to India hauntingly evokes India at the peak of the British colonial era, complete with the racial tension that underscores every aspect of daily life. Into this setting, Forster introduces Adela Quested and Mrs. Moor, British visitors to Chandrapore who, despite their strong ties to the elusive colonial community there, are eager for a more authentic taste of India. But when their fates tangle with those of Cecil Fielding and his local friend, Dr. Aziz, at the nearby Marabar Caves, the community of Chandrapore is split wide open and everyones lifeBritish and Indian alikeis inexorably altered.