For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisation. Its inhabitants live in a society where western science has been brought together with Eastern philosophyto create a paradise on earth. When cynical journalist,Will Farnaby,arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala,he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden and he must make a difficult choice.In counterpoint to Brave New World and Ape and Essence,in Island Huxley gives us his vision of utopia.WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAW
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099477778Number of pages: 304Weight: 217 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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In the whole history of world literature,no writer has been better equipped to create images of false and true utopias than Aldous Huxley.Even when he has been satirising the false,the true has always been implicit in his work.We cannot deny Island's brilliance,its learning and its honest attempt to answer the big human questionsIn the current climate,the novel's warnings about religious fanaticism,the exercise of massive military power,the geopolitical importance of oil and the development of artificial insemination seem extraordinarily propheticOne of the truly great philosophical novels
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