Age | 91 (age at death) |
Birthday | 1 January, 1879 |
Birthplace | Marylebone, London, England |
Died | 7 June, 1970 |
Place of Death | Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Writer |
Claim to Fame | A Passage to India; Howards End; A Room with a View; Maurice |
Edward Morgan Forster OM CH (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970) was an English fiction writer, essayist and librettist. Many of his novels examine class difference and hypocrisy, including A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). The last brought him his greatest success. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 16 separate years.