Written in 1932, this is an amazing dystopian fiction is set in a futuristic world state where everyone has been conditioned to be content and perform according to a social and intelligence-based hierarchy.
In a world where there have been scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning and behaviour conditioning the question is posed through Bernard Marx, Helmholtz Watson and John, is it better to be manipulated and happy or to be free?
A must-read for all science-fiction fans.
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Set far in the future, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World depicts a world where "e;Controllers"e; have achieved what they believe to be the ideal society. Through scientific and genetic breakthroughs the human race has been brought to perfection: humans have pre-assigned roles in society, and everyone happily fulfills their purpose. Bernard Marx, however, is different.
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Set far in the future, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World depicts a world where "e;Controllers"e; have achieved what they believe to be the ideal society. Through scientific and genetic breakthroughs the human race has been brought to perfection: humans have pre-assigned roles in society, and everyone happily fulfills their purpose.
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Brave New World was written by Aldous Huxley and published by HarperCollins Canada
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