Island - (P.S.) by Aldous Huxley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"Huxley's final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . <em>Island </em>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." -- <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>The final novel from Aldous Huxley, <em>Island</em> is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic <em>Brave New World</em>, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>In his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years. </p><p>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. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<em>Island</em> remains important and highly enjoyable"--<strong><em>Washington Post Book World</em></strong><br><br>"<em>Island</em>'s warnings about religious fanaticism, the exercise of massive military power, the geopolitical importance of oil and the development of artificial insemination seem extraordinarily prophetic.--<strong><em>The Guardian</em></strong><br><br>"A mirror for modern man. . . . Should be read and reread."--<strong><em>Saturday Review</em></strong><br><br>"Huxley's final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . <em>Island</em> 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."--<strong><em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong><br><br>"One of the truly great philosophical novels"--<strong><em>The Times</em> (London)</strong><br><br>One of the 99 Best Modern Novels--<strong><em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong><br>
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