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Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

Random House of Canada | August 28, 2007 | Trade Paperback

Marking the 75th anniversary of its original publication, Vintage Canada is proud to publish the first Canadian edition ever of the 1932 classic Brave New World with an original introduction by Margaret Atwood.

Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs, all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone in feeling discontent. Harbouring an unnatural desire for solitude, and a perverse distaste for the pleasure of compulsory promiscuity, Bernard has an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress.… Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.

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    Daniel Sos

    Rating: 5/5

    A great visionary

    Daniel Sos

    16 months ago

    Aldous Huxley's look at a supposed "utopian" society left a great many readers hoping that they would never themselves live in such a society. The society was reliant on a hallucinogen to sustain them, and drew pleasure only from that and a vast selection of strange sensual inventions. The work was visceral, sparing no details, and the characters reminded people of the worst and best parts of themselves. Nevertheless, it was considered worldwide as an amazing book, and ultimately, ended up influencing the world for the better, with its forward-thinking ideas and political views.

    Today, "Brave New World" is still as relevant as it was when it was written in 1931. The story is fantastic, the characters are believable and interesting, and it has stood the test of time well. Recommended for anyone who enjoys a good 'what-if' scenario.

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    Rating: 3/5

    Not bad.

    Sarah

    17 months ago

    Not the best utopia book I've ever read, and at times it was a bit hard to follow, but it had a very interesting concept behind it. Enjoyable for the most part.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Crazy amazing.

    Daryna Rukhlyadeva

    2 years ago

    Crazy. Amazing. Definitely to be read at least once in one's life, in my opinion. Huxley's BNW is fascinatingly and scarily accurate.

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    Rachel Debling

    Rating: 5/5

    A Brave New World isn't so far away....

    Rachel Debling

    12 years ago

    Imagine a world where your alotted position in life was one you were chemically and mentally made to accept? Where people are grown in test tubes and taught that such words as "mother" and "birth" are obsene. This is the frightening portrait of a futuristic world painted by Aldous Huxley in this infamous work which will have you pondering our own beliefs and what is to come for weeks after enjoying it.

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Marking the 75th anniversary of its original publication, Vintage Canada is proud to publish the first Canadian edition ever of the 1932 classic Brave New World with an original introduction by Margaret Atwood.

Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs, all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone in feeling discontent. Harbouring an unnatural desire for solitude, and a perverse distaste for the pleasure of compulsory promiscuity, Bernard has an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress.… Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.

About the Author

Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1894, in Surrey, England, into a distinguished scientific and literary family; his grandfather was the noted scientist and writer, T.H. Huxley. Following an eye illness at age 16 that resulted in near-blindness, Huxley abandoned hope of a career in medicine and turned instead to literature, attending Oxford University and graduating with honors. While at Oxford, he published two volumes of poetry. Crome Yellow, his first novel, was published in 1927 followed by Antic Hay, Those Barren Leaves, and Point Counter Point. His most famous novel, Brave New World, published in 1932, is a science fiction classic about a futuristic society controlled by technology. In all, Huxley produced 47 works during his long career, In 1947, Huxley moved with his family to southern California. During the 1950s, he experimented with mescaline and LSD. Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, both works of nonfiction, were based on his experiences while taking mescaline under supervision. In 1959, Aldous Huxley received the Award of Merit for the Novel from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on November 22, 1963.

Trade Paperback

272 Pages, 5.14 x 8.02 x 0.75 in

August 28, 2007

Random House of Canada

English


030735654X
9780307356543

From the Critics

"Provoking, stimulating, shocking and dazzling."
-Observer

"Not a work for people with tender minds and weak stomachs."
-J.B. Priestly

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