{"product_id":"arctic-summer-by-damon-galgut","title":"Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781415206898\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUmuzi, April 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e375 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a world in flux at the start of a new century, \u003ci\u003eArctic Summer\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the life of British writer E. M. Forster: his inner turmoil, his search for love and the story behind one of the greatest novels in English, \u003ci\u003eA Passage to India\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1912, Forster follows his friend Syed Ross Masood to India. It is on this journey – travelling around the country while it is still under British rule – that the seeds of his novel are planted. But it will be another twelve years, and a second time spent in India, before his book is published. Between these two journeys lie the writing of an unpublishable novel, the outbreak of the First World War, and a long stay in Alexandria, where he has an unlikely affair with an Egyptian tram conductor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we follow Forster across continents – stuttering, aching, his love mostly unrequited – Galgut captures with colour and exquisite delicacy the England, India and Egypt of the era. Meticulously researched,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArctic Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econjures the figure of Forster in all his contradictory genius, providing a fascinating glimpse into the creation of a masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47311127019682,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/download_b10338b6-3e7e-4e3f-8345-81da54328e00.jpg?v=1780556075","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/arctic-summer-by-damon-galgut","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}