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Huxley, Aldous
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Island e-bog
90,41 DKK
In his prescient vision of the 21st century, Huxley explores Buddhist ideology, nuclear threat and big oil corporate greed. For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisatio…
In his prescient vision of the 21st century, Huxley explores Buddhist ideology, nuclear threat and big oil corporate greed. 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 philosophy to 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, Island gives us Huxley's vision of utopia.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAW
E-bog
90,41 DKK
Forlag
Vintage Digital
Udgivet
15.07.2009
Længde
304 sider
Genrer
1QSPS
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781407020730
In his prescient vision of the 21st century, Huxley explores Buddhist ideology, nuclear threat and big oil corporate greed. 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 philosophy to 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, Island gives us Huxley's vision of utopia.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAW