Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
• Published by: Harper Perennial Modern Classics July 5, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0060776099
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0060776091
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 9.6 ounces

Product Review
“One of the most important books to have been published since the war.”
—Daily Telegraph

“Such ingenious wit, derisive logic and swiftness of expression, Huxley’s resources of sardonic invention have never been more brilliantly displayed.”
—The Times --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description


The amazing 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 awesome 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.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited (Paperback) You *MUST* read this book! Huxley wrote a masterpiece of a book in "Brave New World". "Brave New World Revisited" is a fantastic critical analysis of "BNW", how it differs with Orwell's "1984", and the world as Huxley saw it some thirty after the book debuted. His commentary and social criticism cut deep, and this cautionary tale is perhaps more applicable today than it has ever been (as evidenced in George W. Bush's reference to "BNW" in his speech concerning government funding of stem cell research). This surely is an important book. The amazing thing is, though, that even as such, it is a thrill to read. The dialogue is snappy, the narration rich, and the scenarios hilarious and frightening -- often at the same time. This is SF at its best. This is SF as literature. I cannot sing the praises of "BNW" highly enough. I will waste no more of your time talking about it -- use it to read this book instead! Recommended for: Everyone (even those who don't normally read SF)