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In December, 1965, I was an undergraduate at Cambridge University finishing up a two year BA degree after getting my US BA in 1964. The first year at Cambridge, I lived at the college (KIng's) and E.M. Forster's bedroom was right beneath my room --- That led to my meeting him and he even once invited me to tea. He was an extremely nice, friendly, man --- but that's not what I want to share. The idea that A PASSAGE TO INDIA is a timeless work of art was brought home to me in December of 1965 when King's College hosted it's annual "Founders Day" dinner --- The Provost of the College, Noel Annan, gave the main speech and towards the end of it he said he wanted to highlight two "great Kingsmen" -- one who has long since left us and one who is still with us, The first person he talked about Keynes --- I don't remember a thing he said about Keynes --- Then he turned to Forster (who it appears everyone called "Morgan" even though that was his middle name) Here is Annan's quote -- spoke with INCREDIBLE FORCE as if he was concluding an argument before Parliament - "When all of us in this room are dust ..... And everything we have ever written is COVERED in dust ..... A Passage to India will be read and cherished ....." Based on the article written over 50 years later, he (Annan) knew what he was talking about .... <https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/11/12/a-passage-to-india-enduring-art-in-changing-times/> > <http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm> > <https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/mameerop%40gmail.com> _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
