Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
This dystopian novel explores a futuristic World State where citizens are genetically modified and society is based on intelligence. The plot anticipates major scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning, which create a dystopian society where the protagonist challenges the norm.
Publish Date
1998-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1998-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1932
Goodreads Rating
3.99
ISBN
9780375712364
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2018-05-31T03:22:22.000Z
Here is a list of books that I found particularly influential in my intellectual development. – source2018-05-31T10:22:22.000Z
Five novels I think about all the time
- 1984: States crave control
- The Trial: Bureaucracies eats people
- The Stranger: Alienation is a vantage point
- Animal Farm: Revolutions usually corrupt
- Brave New World: Caste systems fence morality – source2018-03-13T04:06:30.000Z
Re-reading “Brave New World.” Forgot how wonderful it is - and how relevant, for a book first published in 1932. The themes, on happiness, solitude, freedom, danger, nature.. they’re still so resonant today. Highly recommend if you haven’t already read. – source