Brave New World, and, Brave New World Revisited - Softcover

Huxley, Aldous

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060901012 ISBN 13: 9780060901011

Publisher: Perennial, 1942

Synopsis

Contains the text of Huxley's prophetic work of 1931 and includes his discussion about social problems and the human condition since its publication

About this title

Review:

"[A] masterpiece. ... One of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century."--Wall Street Journal

From the Back Cover:

The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally published in 1932, presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future -- of a world utterly transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece.

Following Brave New World is the nonfiction work Brave New World Revisited, first published in 1958. It is a fascinating work in which Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with the prophetic fantasy envisioned in Brave New World, including threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 1942
• ISBN 10: 0060901012
• ISBN 13: 9780060901011
• Binding: Paperback