Antic HayAmazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US, 2019 - 190 páginas Written by Aldous Huxley in 1923. The story takes place in London, and depicts the aimless or self-absorbed cultural elite in the turbulent times following the end of World War I.The book follows the lives of a diverse cast of characters in bohemian, artistic and intellectual circles. It expresses a mood of mournful disenchantment and reinforced Huxley's reputation as an iconoclast.It was condemned for its cynicism and for its immorality because of its open debate on sex. The novel was banned in Australia and burned in Cairo. |