For most of the 1920s Huxley lived in Italy and an account of his experiences there can be found in Along the Road (1925). Read more wittily but ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. This was swiftly followed by Antic Hay (1923), Those Barren Leaves (1925) and Point Counter Point (1928) – bright, brilliant satires in which Huxley. He began writing poetry and short stories in his early 20s, but it was his first novel, Crome Yellow (1921), which established his literary reputation. Provoking, stimulating, shocking and dazzling' Observer Show Less Product DetailsĪldous Huxley was born on 26 July 1894 near Godalming, Surrey. WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY MARGARET ATWOOD AND DAVID BRADSHAW A grave warning. Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress.
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As vibrant, fresh, and somehow shocking as it was when I first read it’ Margaret Atwood Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. 'The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient…’ Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus ‘A masterpiece of speculation. Aldous Huxley’s 1932 dystopian classic Brave New World predicts – with eerie clarity – a terrifying vision of the future, which feels ever closer to our own reality. All you need to do is take your Soma pills.ĭiscover the brave new world of Aldous Huxley’s classic novel, written in 1932, which prophesied a society which expects maximum pleasure and accepts complete surveillance - no matter what the cost.Description for Brave New World Paperback. Our perfect society achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family and history itself. Read the dystopian classic that inspired the Sky TV series. Witty, thrilling and uncannily prophetic- Brave New World remains a startling warning against a future that seems eerily present alreadyīrave New World predicts - with eerie clarity - a terrifying vision of the future.
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