Developing the Heart: E.M. Forster and India

E.M. Forster wrote his last and best-loved work, A Passage to India, as a tribute to the relationships he formed with Indians and as a paean to his love for India. Developing the Heart delves into the past to better understand the impact certain events and people had on his writing, allowing readers to see Forster mature and soften over time.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 468 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: City University of Hong Kong Press

English author E.M. Forster created his most well-known and adored work, A Passage to India, as a celebration of his love for India and as a tribute to the connections he made with Indians. At a young age, Forster was captivated by the Raj-era India, and his lifelong passion for the subcontinent, its princes, and people was sparked. At his most socially rebellious, he chose to connect with Indians and implement his belief in man's duty to value friendship over state or ideology. His time in India was undoubtedly when he was at his most human and vulnerable.

Developing the Heart is a captivating exploration of Forster's past, delving into the events and people that shaped his writing. It serves as a contemporary reflection on India's rich history while also providing a biographical account of his travels in the early 1900s. Through this novel, readers witness Forster's maturation and softening in his behavior towards others and himself. Often using Forster's own words to evoke a vivid landscape, Developing the Heart tells the story of the most dramatic and exotic part of one of England's greatest novelists' lives.

Dimension: 139 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789629375904