I also read this many years ago, and it's definitely worth
reading. Another good one, set a bit earlier, is "The Far
Pavilions" by M M Kaye. I read this in Braille, though, and have
no idea if there are any audio versions of it. It's a very long
book, but definitely worth reading. Eve
-Sent from my magic machine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxx
To: <calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 15:35:05 +0200
Subject: [calibrebooks] Re: my verdict on A Passage to India
Hi
I read passage to India a long time ago, yes it was worth
reading, I think it is important to read these classics,
they teach us a lot, glad you enjoyed it.
Regards
Adrien
-----Original Message-----
From: calibrebooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:calibrebooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Elizabeth Lovick
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:09 PM
To: calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [calibrebooks] my verdict on A Passge to India
Calibre number 9500
I have now finished this book. It was well worth reading.
Written in the 1930s, it is about the British in India, and
how they and the Indians react to each other, and how they
behave.
The British Raj does not come out of it very well! The one
or two folk who try to treat the Indians as equals are
despised my most people on both sides. What the book
clearly shows is that all people need to understand racial
differences in temperament, culture and understanding. Most
of the characters, both British and Indian, fall down badly
as they judge others by their own standards and do not
recognise the differences in culture.
This is in places a deeply uncomfortable book, and also a
prophetic one. It was written before WW2 and Indian
independence. But well worth reading.
Liz
--
Elizabeth Lovick, Orkney, UK
http://northernlace.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernLace/
northernlace on Ravelry and LizLovick on Twitter
To leave the list, send a message to:
calibrebooks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with Unsubscribe as the Subject.
For vacation mode, send a message to:
calibrebooks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with faq as the Subject.
List Archive: //www.freelists.org/archive/calibrebooks
To leave the list, send a message to:
calibrebooks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with Unsubscribe as the Subject.
For vacation mode, send a message to:
calibrebooks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with faq as the Subject.
List Archive: //www.freelists.org/archive/calibrebooks
To leave the list, send a message to: calibrebooks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with Unsubscribe as the Subject.
For vacation mode, send a message to: calibrebooks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with faq as the Subject.
List Archive: //www.freelists.org/archive/calibrebooks
