{"product_id":"9780061561795","title":"Island","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIsland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Aldous Huxley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Huxley’s final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . \u003cem\u003eIsland \u003c\/em\u003eis a welcome and in many ways unique addition to the select company of books—from Plato to now—that have presented, in imaginary terms, a coherent view of what society is not but might be.”  — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe final novel from Aldous Huxley, \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the novel Huxley considered his most important, he transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and—to his amazement—give him hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e remains important and highly enjoyable”\u003cbr\u003e“Huxley’s final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e is a welcome and in many ways unique addition to the select company of books—from Plato to now—that have presented, in imaginary terms, a coherent view of what society is not but might be.”\u003cbr\u003e“A mirror for modern man. . . . Should be read and reread.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e’s warnings about religious fanaticism, the exercise of massive military power, the geopolitical importance of oil and the development of artificial insemination seem extraordinarily prophetic.\"\u003cbr\u003e“One of the truly great philosophical novels”\u003cbr\u003eOne of the 99 Best Modern Novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061561795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41049173000398,"sku":"9780061561795","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061561795.jpg?v=1648088380","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061561795","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}