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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsAfter Many a Summer Dies the Swanby Aldous Huxley
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity — these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of horror. Review:"[F]antastic, extravagant, crazy and preposterous....It is the kind of novel that [Huxley] is particularly the master of, where the most extraordinary and fortuitous events are followed by contemplative little essays on the meaning of life....The story is outrageously good." The New York Times Review:"A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence." The New Yorker Review:"Mr. Huxley's elegant mockery, his cruel aptness of phrase, the revelations and the ingenious surprises he springs on the reader are those of a master craftsman; Mr. Huxley is at the top of his form." London Times Literary Supplement Synopsis:A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity — these are the elements of Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. Synopsis:A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity-these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of horror. This is Mr. Huxley's Hollywood novel, and you might expect it to be fantastic, extravagant, crazy and preposterous. It is all that, and heaven and hell too....It is the kind of novel that he is particularly the master of, where the most extraordinary and fortuitous events are followed by contemplative little essays on the meaning of life....The story is outrageously good. New York Times. A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence. The New Yorker. Mr. Huxley's elegant mockery, his cruel aptness of phrase, the revelations and the ingenious surprises he springs on the reader are those of a master craftsman; Mr. Huxley is at the top of his form. London Times Literary Supplement. Synopsis:A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity--these are the elements of Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence. --The New Yorker About the AuthorAldous Huxley (1894?1963), one of the most important English novelists of the twentieth century, is best known for A Brave New World and other novels and short stories, including Ape and Essence and Collected Short Stories, both published by Ivan R. Dee. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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