E. M. Forster Libros

Maurice, escrita en 1914 y publicada en 1971, cuenta la difícil adolescencia y juventud de un londinense perteneciente a la burguesía acomodada —cuyo nombre da título a la novela— que descubre de manera imprevista que sus sentimientos no son heterosexuales, sino que van dirigidos a individuos de su propio sexo. La obra está dedicada a «tiempos mejores», o sea, a una época más dichosa que pudiera contempla r sin hostilidad las claves íntimas que laten en sus páginas. La dedicatoria encierra así la intención de un libro delicado y sutil que su autor no se atrevió a publicar en vida, por temor a chocar con el pu ritanismo que imperó en la sociedad británica.

E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel is a groundbreaking exploration of the novel as a literary form, first presented as lectures at Cambridge University. This Penguin Classics edition, edited by Oliver Stallybrass, includes a new preface by Frank Kermode. Forster critiques the 'pseudoscholarship' of historical criticism, urging readers to envision great novelists collaborating in a shared space rather than being confined to their respective eras. He delves into elements such as character, plot, fantasy, and rhythm, drawing insightful comparisons among authors like Proust, James, Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, and Dostoyevsky, highlighting both their commonalities and differences. The work is characterized by Forster's engaging, conversational style, infused with his signature wit and wisdom. Kermode's introduction reflects on how Forster's experiences as a novelist shaped his lectures. This edition also features the original introduction by Stallybrass, a chronology, further reading suggestions, and appendices. Forster (1879-1970), a prominent English author and member of the Bloomsbury group, is known for novels such as Where Angels Fear To Tread, A Room With A View, and Howards End. If you appreciate Aspects of the Novel, you may also enjoy Forster's A Room with a View, available in Penguin Classics.

The Machine Stops, The Celestial Omnibus, and Other Stories is a collection of short stories from E. M. Forster, who is perhaps best known for his novels Howards End and A Room with a View. Included in the collection is The Machine Stops, a science fiction story that predicted the internet, video conferencing, and instant messaging. Forster, who deplored science fiction, wrote the story in response to an optimistic depiction of the future by H. G. Wells. The story is one of the earliest examples of dystopian science fiction. Also included is The Story of a Panic, the first story Forster ever wrote.

The disregard of a dying woman's bequest, a girl's attempt to help an impoverished clerk, and the marriage of an idealist and a materialist -- all intersect at an estate called Howards End. The fate of this country home symbolizes the future of England in an exploration of social, economic, and philosophical trends during the post-Victorian era.

The modern classic of the re-creation of one day in the life of the sweeper and latrine cleaner Bakha, an untouchable. Anand pours a vitality and richness of detail and conveys with precision, urgency and barely disguised fury what it might have been like to be one of India's untouchables. * A Penguin Twentieth Century Classic. * With a foreword by E.M. Forster.