"Huxley's final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . Island is a welcome and in many ways unique addition to the select company of books--from Plato to now--that have presented, in imaginary terms, a coherent view of what society is not but might be." -- New York Times Book Review
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.
In the novel Huxley considered his most important, he transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion 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.
| ISBN: | 9780061561795 |
| Publication date: | 20th October 2009 |
| Author: | Arthur Rimbaud |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Series: | Harper Perennial Olive Editions |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Thriller and Suspense Second World War fiction Science Fiction Humorous Fiction Satirical fiction and parodies Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Politics |
"Huxley's final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . Island is a welcome and in many ways unique addition to the select company of books--from Plato to now--that have presented, in imaginary terms, a coherent view of what society is not but might be." -- New York Times Book Review
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.
In the novel Huxley considered his most important, he transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion 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.
Island features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Thriller and Suspense, Second World War fiction, Science Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Satirical fiction and parodies, Historical Fiction, Narrative theme: Politics
Island is available in Paperback
Island was written by Arthur Rimbaud and published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins
Island has 384 pages
Yes it is part of Harper Perennial Olive Editions series