{"title":"Aldous Huxley","description":"Aldous Huxley, was a British writer. He was born on July 26, 1894 and died on November 22, 1963. He would become most specifically known to the public for his novels. Point Counter Point, Antic Hay and Crome Yellow are available from Dalkey Archive Press.","products":[{"product_id":"brave-new-world-paperback","title":"Brave New World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A masterpiece. . . . One of the most prophetic dystopian works.\" \u003cem\u003e--Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow more than ever Aldous Huxley's enduring masterwork must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit. This celebrated classic is now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order--all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. \"A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history's keenest observers of human nature and civilization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrave New World, \u003c\/em\u003ehis masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as a thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101133312223,"sku":"9780063482708","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/or4lskgamz9780063482708.webp?v=1781068323"},{"product_id":"brave-new-world-paperback-1","title":"Brave New World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley - Brave New World A dystopian novel published in 1932, Brave New World presents a futuristic society controlled through genetic engineering, mass entertainment, and state-imposed happiness. 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All you need to do is take your Soma pills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the brave new world of Aldous Huxley's deeply sinister and prophetic novel, a society based on maximum pleasure and complete surveillance - no matter the cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece of speculation... As vibrant, fresh, and somehow shocking as it was when I first read it' Margaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you have time for just one book, this would be my top choice' Yuval Noah Harari \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINTRODUCED BY MARGARET ATWOOD AND DAVID BRADSHAW","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101169258719,"sku":"9789390909070","price":24.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vT2Nw-L5yi9789390909070.webp?v=1781068395"},{"product_id":"those-barren-leaves-paperback","title":"Those Barren Leaves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Money brings no satisfaction if one has to work for it; for if one works for it one has no time to spend it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Aldous Huxley, Those Barren Leaves (1925)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose Barren Leaves (1925) is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley, the title of which comes from William Wordworth's poem The Tables Turned (1798): \"Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart; That watches and receives.\" The plot centers on protagonist Mrs. Aldwinkle, who invites guests to a Renaissance-like soiree, only to have her desire for the perfect event dashed. Reminiscent of Huxley's Crome Yellow (1921, also available from Cosimo Classics), the author's skewering of the superficial and pretentious is witty and engaging no matter the time period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101560017119,"sku":"9781646795819","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nI3kh4W0H09781646795819.webp?v=1781071725"},{"product_id":"brave-new-world-paperback-3","title":"Brave New World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel that delves into the consequences of genetic engineering, conditioning, and the use of a drug called Soma. The story follows Bernard Marx, an Alpha Plus who feels out of place in his regimented world, and John, a Savage who struggles to adapt to the new world he encounters. 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