one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century' ( Wall Street Journal )must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our 'brave new world'Īldous Huxley'sprofoundlyimportantclassic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advancedfuture where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passivelyupholdan authoritarianruling order-all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. It also shows how the novel overcomes its intense grounding in 1920s political turmoil to escape into the timelessness of dystopian fiction.Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley'senduring 'masterpiece.

Lawrence’s writings? Did Huxley’s visit to Borneo contribute anything to the novel? New research allows substantive answers and even explains why Huxley linked such figures as Henry Ford and Sigmund Freud. Did his round-the-world trip in 1925-1926 provide material for the novel? Did India’s caste system contribute to the novel’s human levels? Is there an overarching pattern to the names of the novel/s characters? Has the role of Hollywood in the novel been underestimated? Is Lenina Crown a representative 1920s “flapper”? Did Huxley have knowledge of and sources for his Indian reservation characters and scenes quite independent of and more accurate than those of D. This new study addresses a number of questions which still remain open. Wandering into Brave New World explores the historical contexts and contemporary sources of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel which, seventy years after its initial publication remains the best known and most discussed dystopian work of the twentieth century.

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