E. M. Forster Biography

E. M. Forster biography

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NAME: Edward Morgan Forster
OCCUPATION: Writer
BIRTH DATE: January 01, 1879
DEATH DATE: June 07, 1970
EDUCATION: King's College, Cambridge University

PLACE OF BIRTH: London, United Kingdom
PLACE OF DEATH: Coventry, United Kingdom

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Writer and critic E. M. Forster is the author of Howard's End, A Passage to India, and A Room With a View.

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Raised by his mother and aunts, E. M. Forster was educated in England's public school system (Tonbridge School), and attended Cambridge University. His novel Howard's End brought him attention, and he went on to publish A Passage to India and A Room With A View, among others. Forster's themes reflect the shift in morals and viewpoints from the Victorian era to the 20th century.