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E. M. Forster
AuthorBooks · Second hand1879-1970
Edward Morgan Forster was an English author. He is best known for his novels, particularly A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). He also wrote numerous short stories, essays, speeches and broadcasts, as well as biographies and pageant plays. His short story "The Machine Stops" (1909) is often viewed as the beginning of technological dystopian fiction. He also co-authored the libretto to Benjamin Britten's opera Billy Budd (1951). Many of his novels examine class differences and hypocrisy. His views as a humanist are at the heart of his work.
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About E. M. Forster
Birth
1879
Death
1970
First book
1901
Years writing
125
Edward Morgan Forster was an English author. He is best known for his novels, particularly A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). He also wrote numerous short stories, essays, speeches and broadcasts, as well as biographies and pageant plays. His short story "The Machine Stops" (1909) is often viewed as the beginning of technological dystopian fiction. He also co-authored the libretto to Benjamin Britten's opera Billy Budd (1951). Many of his novels examine class differences and hypocrisy. His views as a humanist are at the heart of his work.
E. M. Forster was a prolific English author who wrote over 400 works throughout his lifetime.
His famous maxim 'Only connect', found in Howards End, encapsulates his humanistic vision of human connection.
His novels are noted for their ironic examination of class differences and hypocrisy in British society.
Beyond being a novelist, Forster explored roles such as literary critic, essayist, and librettist.
His work 'A Room with a View' is considered one of his most iconic and celebrated titles.
