Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) was an English poet, novelist,
dramatist, essayist, and humanist philosopher. He attended Eton and
Oxford and briefly taught at Eton before devoting himself solely to
writing. His fifth novel, Brave New World, is one of the most read
books in literary history.
Michael York is a successful screen and stage actor. Among his
screen credits are Romeo and Juliet, Cabaret, The Three Musketeers,
Logan's Run, and Austin Powers. Stage appearances include Britain's
National Theatre and Broadway. His television work has garnered
Emmy nominations and his audio recordings Grammy nominations, as
well as five AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has been awarded
Britain's OBE, France's Arts et Lettres, and a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Brave New World is one of the most influential genre classics of
all time. Its provocative vision of a future gone awry remains as
powerful and as timeless as ever.-- "Dave Howe, president of
SyFy"
A classic science fiction work that continues to be a significant
warning to our society today.
-- "Library Journal"
As sparkling, as provocative, as brilliant...as the day it was
published.
-- "Martin Green, English-born writer, editor, and publisher"
British actor Michael York's refined and dramatic reading captures
both the tone and the spirit of Huxley's masterpiece...An excellent
performance of a classic and prescient twentieth-century novel.--
"AudioFile"
Easily one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century
and still perhaps the definitive dystopian read, Brave New World
continues to seep into contemporary pop culture of all stripes.
It's also a frequent reference point for Westworld, if you can
catch the subtle clues.-- "Entertainment Weekly"
Huxley uses his erudite knowledge of human relations to compare our
actual world with his prophetic fantasy of 1931. It is a
frightening experience, indeed, to discover how much of his
satirical prediction of a distant future became reality in so short
a time.
-- "New York Times Book Review"
Mr. Huxley is eloquent in his declaration of an artist's faith in
man, and it is his eloquence, bitter in attack, noble in defense,
that, when one has closed the book, one remembers.
-- "Saturday Review of Literature"
Brave New World is one of the most influential genre classics of
all time. Its provocative vision of a future gone awry remains as
powerful and as timeless as ever.-- "Dave Howe, president of
SyFy"
A classic science fiction work that continues to be a
significant warning to our society today.
As sparkling, as provocative, as brilliant...as the day it was
published.
British actor Michael York's refined and dramatic reading captures both the tone and the spirit of Huxley's masterpiece...An excellent performance of a classic and prescient twentieth-century novel.
-- "AudioFile"Easily one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century and still perhaps the definitive dystopian read, Brave New World continues to seep into contemporary pop culture of all stripes. It's also a frequent reference point for Westworld, if you can catch the subtle clues.
-- "Entertainment Weekly"Huxley uses his erudite knowledge of human relations to compare
our actual world with his prophetic fantasy of 1931. It is a
frightening experience, indeed, to discover how much of his
satirical prediction of a distant future became reality in so short
a time.
Mr. Huxley is eloquent in his declaration of an artist's faith
in man, and it is his eloquence, bitter in attack, noble in
defense, that, when one has closed the book, one remembers.
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