Aldous Leonard Huxley

"Brave New World" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Brave New World

Neste livro, o autor defende a necessidade da raça humana educar-se em liberdade, antes que seja muito tarde. A atenção de Aldous Huxley é focalizada no que ele considera os dois maiores perigos à raça humana, à parte da bomba H - superpopulação e superorganização.

Regresso ao admirável mundo novo

Aldous Huxley se debruça nesse ensaio potente, publicado em 1952, sobre um caso real do passado: a suposta possessão de todo um convento em meados do século xvii, no interior da França, por diferentes demônios. A prioresa Jeanne des Anges foi quem primeiro sofreu com a ação das criaturas infernais; não demorou para que as outras freiras ursulinas entrassem em convulsões, torcessem os corpos e proferissem blasfêmias.

Os demônios de Loudun

Mestre da "narrativa de ideias", Aldous Huxley retratou, com o rigor ferino do humor britânico, a comicidade involuntária da tragédia de seus personagens, atordoados na agitação desesperada dos "loucos anos 1920". Nesse período, Huxley publicou cinco livros de contos e novelas, seus primeiros quatro romances, além de vários volumes de ensaios, críticas e relatos de viagem. Três décadas e outra guerra depois, tendo trocada a velha Inglaterra pelos Estados Unidos e abandonado a narrativa curta para se dedicar aos experimentos filosóficos e aos romances, foi convencido a reunir seus melhores contos em um único volume. O resultado da escolha gerou o livro que o leitor tem em mãos, publicado pela primeira vez em 1857. Os vinte e um contos valem por si, mas também reconhecemos neles a semente daquilo que, nos romances posteriores, iria caracterizar o típico narrador huxleyano: a crítica à afetação intelectual da elite inglesa e a exposição do tédio e do vazio de uma vida desprovida de sentido prático em tempos difíceis. A grandeza de Huxley, nesses breves contos, está na denúncia ao mesmo tempo trágica e irônica da pequenez do esnobismo elitista e vulgar de seus contemporâneos, e na firme convicção de que a cultura deve sempre criticar a si mesma, se não quiser ser reduzida a mera conversa de salão.

Contos escolhidos

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Island" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Island

Theodor W. Adorno

Retorno a un mundo feliz

Un mundo feliz

Maurits Mok

Een natuurmens tracht zijn weg te vinden in een modelmaatschappij die geen individualiteit toestaat.

Heerlijke nieuwe wereld

On Art and Artists

Una de las obras más influyentes de la literatura distópica moderna, Un mundo feliz de Aldous Leonard Huxley presenta una visión inquietante de un futuro donde la estabilidad social se logra a costa de la libertad individual, la identidad y las emociones humanas. En esta sociedad aparentemente perfecta, los seres humanos son condicionados desde su nacimiento para cumplir roles específicos, eliminando el conflicto, el sufrimiento y la incertidumbre. Sin embargo, bajo esta apariencia de orden y felicidad artificial, se esconden profundas preguntas sobre el significado de la vida, la autenticidad y el precio del progreso tecnológico. A través de una narrativa provocadora y cargada de crítica social, el autor explora temas como el control gubernamental, la manipulación psicológica, el consumismo y la pérdida de valores humanos esenciales. Esta novela invita al lector a reflexionar sobre el equilibrio entre el bienestar colectivo y la libertad personal, así como sobre los riesgos de una sociedad excesivamente controlada. Ideal para lectores interesados en clásicos literarios, ciencia ficción, filosofía y análisis social, esta obra sigue siendo sorprendentemente relevante en el mundo actual, donde la tecnología y la influencia de los medios continúan moldeando la experiencia humana. Descubre una historia fascinante que desafía tus ideas sobre el futuro, la felicidad y lo que realmente significa ser humano.

Una visión inquietante sobre el control social, la tecnología y la pérdida de la libertad individual

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Antic Hay" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Antic Hay

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Music At Night and other essays, including Vulgarity in Literature" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Music At Night and other essays, including Vulgarity in Literature

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Art of Seeing" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Art of Seeing

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Brave New World" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

貞子·横山

コミュニケーション物語

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Olive Tree and other essays" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Olive Tree and other essays

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Devils of Loudun" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Devils of Loudun

"Those Barren Leaves" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Those Barren Leaves

"The Devils of Loudun" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

"The Olive Tree and other essays" by Aldous Leonard Huxley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Aldous Leonard Huxley

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