The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.
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The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.
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Good Condition. A few minor external scuffs and nicks. Pages mildly browned, but otherwise clean. Overall, in good shape. Publisher's note: In Island, his last novel, Huxley transports us to a Pacific island where, for 120 years, an ideal society has flourished. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala and events begin to move when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and--to his amazement--give him hope Size: 19.7 x 13 x 1.8 cm. 330 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; English fiction; utopian fiction; ISBN: 0006547346. ISBN/EAN: 9780006547341. Add. Inventory No: 240318SWG005039.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Harper Perennial Modern Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Harper Perennial Modern Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fair--Brittle Pages. No Jacket. Mass Market Fiction Fiction: Huxley's novel about a paradise destroyed in a fair mass market paperback with brittle pages. Thank you for shopping at an independent bookstore.
Huxley's greatest work and my personal favorite, "Island" breaks a little from the darkness of other Huxley writings and provides the reader a glimpse of Huxley's ideal society. "Island" features many opinions of Huxley's involving religion, politics, and drug use; all notable and relevant.