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Informationen zum Autor Aldous Huxley came to literary fame in 1921 with his first novel, Crome Yellow . With the novels Antic Hay , Those Barren Leaves and Point Counter Point , Huxley quickly established a reputation for bright, brilliant satires that ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. In later life, exploration of the inner life through mysticism and hallucinogenic drugs dominated Huxley's writing, including his first-person account of experiencing mescaline in The Doors of Perception . Aldous Huxley died in 1963. Klappentext MOST LOVED. MOST RED. Ten must-read modern classics. 'Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything.' Science. Technology. Want for nothing. Maximum pleasure. Welcome to a world where society exists without war! poverty! sickness or unhappiness! where instant gratification and mass consumerism sooth the inhabitants into happy conformity. One man stands to challenge all this: Bernard Marx! alone in harbouring a longing to break free. His attempt to do so sets off a chain of events that could disrupt everything. Is this Brave New World that Huxley imagined where we are headed! or are we already there? Take the drugs and float away through Huxley's relentless cityscape! and you might find answers to questions you didn't know you should be asking. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY YUVAL NOAH HARARI Zusammenfassung Take the drugs and float away through Huxley's relentless cityscape, and you might find answers to questions you didn't know you should be asking.WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY YUVAL NOAH HARARI
