Brave New World + Brave New World Revisited (Brave New World #1-2) [J0272]

2005 PB omnibus reprint edition, with minor wear and tanned pages. The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally published in 1932, presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future -- of a world utterly transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece. Following Brave New World is the nonfiction work Brave New World Revisited, first published in 1958. It is a fascinating work in which Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with the prophetic fantasy envisioned in Brave New World, including threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion. Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring "masterpiece. . . one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century" (Wall Street Journal) must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our own "brave new world".

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Man, Huxley was spitting straight facts back in '32, and Hitchens in the foreword just seals the deal. This ain't even sci-fi anymore; it's a damn documentary of our modern globalist reality. As a political dissident who smells state control from a mile away, this hit way too close to home. The ruling elite don't need chains anymore when they can just engineer compliance through consumerism, cheap dopamine, and chemical pacification. It's the ultimate soft tyranny. Revisited proves that the system didn't even need a violent coup; we literally signed up for our own conditioning. If you think you're free just because you're comfortable, you're the exact consumer drone they manufactured. Wake up."; "This was an interesting read to put it simply. Leaves you with a lot to think about and how our current world is going towards some of the things portrayed in this novel."; "Thought-provoking and empowering from start to finish."