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The author, aldous huxley, was born in england on 26 july 1894. Topics books collection opensource language english. Aldous huxleys 1932 dystopian classic brave new world predicts with eerie clarity a terrifying vision of the future, which feels ever closer to our own reality. Aldous huxleys 1932 dystopian classic brave new world predicts with eerie clarity a terrifying vision of the future, which feels ever closer to our new reality. Oct 05, 2016 set in future london, the novel anticipates scientific development and change in society to a great extent.
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This outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, brave new world likewise speaks to a 21stcentury world dominated by massentertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites. Despite this, brave new world is an important book in every sense of the word. Concepts such as family, freedom, love and culture are considered grotesque. Largely set in a futuristic world state, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligencebased social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleeplearning, psychological. Brave new world revisited new ed edition kindle edition by huxley, aldous. Anderson has created a brave new world and a hilarious new lingo sure to appeal to anyone who appreciates smart satire, futuristic fiction laced with humor, or any story featuring skin lesions as a fashion statement. Set far in the future, aldous huxleys brave new world depicts a world where controllers have achieved what they believe to be the ideal society. Its author, later in life, came out against some of the tenets propagated by the book. Huxleys classic prophetic novel describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom. Huxley completed his first unpublished novel at the age of seventeen and began writing seriously in his early twenties. Leslie holland designed this cover for the first edition. Brave new world is a novel written in 1931 by aldous huxley and published in 1932.
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