For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisation. Its inhabitants live in a society where western science has been brought together with eastern philosophy...
ISBN:
9780099477778
Author:
Aldous Huxley
Page:
286
Binding:
Soft cover
Publication date:
2005
Format:
Book
Publisher:
VINTAGE BOOKS
Language:
English
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Description
and humanism to create a paradise on earth. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to search for information about potential oil reserves on Pala, he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his missionbecomes an intolerable burden. In counterpoint to Brave New World and Ape and Essence, in Island Huxley gives us his vision of utopia.