Volunteers outside the USA: E.M. Forster died in 1970. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955).
MC: RapunzelinaA Passage to India (1924) is a novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. The story revolves around four characters: Dr. Aziz, his British friend Mr. Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Adela Quested. During a trip to the fictitious Marabar Caves (modeled on the Barabar Caves of Bihar), Adela thinks she finds herself alone with Dr. Aziz in one of the caves (when in fact he is in an entirely different cave), and subsequently panics and flees; it is assumed that Dr. Aziz has attempted to assault her. Aziz's trial, and its run-up and aftermath, bring to a boil the common racial tensions and prejudices between Indians and the British who rule India. (Wikipedia)
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Genres for the project: Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction; Dramatic Readings; Cultural Interest
Keywords that describe the book: fiction, religion, India, classics, colonialism, class, racism, British literature, Indian culture, imperialism, British culture, cultural interest, 20th-century, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, 50-books-to-read-before-you-die, prejudices, cultural conflicts, political conflicts, judicial process, sexism, historical fiction, 1920s
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