E.M. Forster: A Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — card cover in good condition with light wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.
This authoritative biography chronicles the full arc of E.M. Forster's remarkable life, from his sheltered Edwardian upbringing to his emergence as one of Britain's most celebrated and complex literary figures. P.N. Furbank, who knew Forster personally and was chosen as his official biographer, presents an intimate and meticulously researched portrait that draws on private letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts unavailable to any other writer. The narrative uncovers the tension at the heart of Forster's existence — his homosexuality, long concealed from the public, set against the humane and liberal values that permeate masterworks such as A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. Furbank details the social and intellectual worlds Forster inhabited, including his deep ties to the Bloomsbury Group and his years in India and Alexandria, illuminating how these experiences shaped his visionary fiction. Written with scholarly precision and genuine warmth, this remains the definitive account of a writer whose quiet moral courage continues to resonate.
Author: P.N. Furbank
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — card cover in good condition with light wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.
This authoritative biography chronicles the full arc of E.M. Forster's remarkable life, from his sheltered Edwardian upbringing to his emergence as one of Britain's most celebrated and complex literary figures. P.N. Furbank, who knew Forster personally and was chosen as his official biographer, presents an intimate and meticulously researched portrait that draws on private letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts unavailable to any other writer. The narrative uncovers the tension at the heart of Forster's existence — his homosexuality, long concealed from the public, set against the humane and liberal values that permeate masterworks such as A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. Furbank details the social and intellectual worlds Forster inhabited, including his deep ties to the Bloomsbury Group and his years in India and Alexandria, illuminating how these experiences shaped his visionary fiction. Written with scholarly precision and genuine warmth, this remains the definitive account of a writer whose quiet moral courage continues to resonate.