Point Counter Point - Couverture souple

Huxley, Aldous

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099458195 ISBN 13 : 9780099458197

Editeur : Vintage Classics, 2004

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAW

'Huxley's style is at once dry and rich, intellectual and sensuous, scholarly and romantic...and extremely funny' Observer

The dilettantes who frequent Lady Tantamount's society parties are determined to push forward the moral frontiers of the age. Marjorie has left her family to live with Walter; Walter is in love with the luscious but cold-hearted Lucy who devours every man in sight; the repulsive Spandrell deflowers young girls for the sake of entertainment and all the while everyone is engaged in dazzling and witty conversation.

See also: Crome Yellow

Biographie de l'auteur :

Aldous Huxley came to literary fame in 1921 with his first novel, Crome Yellow. With the novels Antic Hay, Those Barren Leaves and Point Counter Point, Huxley quickly established a reputation for bright, brilliant satires that ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. In later life, exploration of the inner life through mysticism and hallucinogenic drugs dominated Huxley’s writing, including his first-person account of experiencing mescaline in The Doors of Perception. Aldous Huxley died in 1963.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage Classics
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0099458195
• ISBN 13: 9780099458197
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 592