Aldous leonard huxley 26 july 1894 22 november 1963 was an english writer and philosopher. A whole population of strangers inhabited and shaped that little body, lived in that mind and controlled its wishes, dictated its thoughts. Aldous huxley point counter point first published in 1928 oh, wearisome condition of humanity. For the first time in my life, i think, i really recognized that books could be about more than the plot, and that good writing could make you love a book even if you loathed all the characters. In 1998, the modern library ranked point counter point 44th on its list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels of the 20th century. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 432 pages and is available in paperback format. Point counter point by aldous huxley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Often described as a vanity fair for the twenties, point counter point contains wickedly accurate portraits of d. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Buy point counter point by aldous huxley online at alibris. Point counter point the greatest literature of all time. Point counter point book by aldous huxley thriftbooks. The name was an abstraction, a title arbitrarily given, like france or.
He wrote nearly fifty books both novels and nonfiction worksas well as wideranging essays, narratives, and poems. Publication date 1928 topics cdac collection digitallibraryindia. Point counter point 1928 is the third huxley novel i have read in close succession, following crome yellow 1921 and eyeless in gaza 1936. Point counter point is a novel by aldous huxley, first published in 1928. It is far closer to eyeless in gaza than to crome yellow in character. Along the road and beyond the mexique bay, the influence of. One of huxleys masterpiecesone of the modern librarys. The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by aldous huxley. Free download or read online point counter point pdf epub book.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are marjorie carling, walter bidlake. He wrote nearly fifty books both novels and nonfiction worksas well as wideranging essays. In his most ambitious and complex work, huxley offers a vision of life from a number of different points of view, using a large cast of characters. Collecting point counter point by aldous, huxley first edition. For the first time in my life, i think, i really recognized that books could be about more.
If the varieties of sexual experience on display in huxleys novel seem tame by current standards, his cleareyed dissection of the motives behind them are. Walter is in love with the luscious but coldhearted lucy who devours every man in sight. This page contains details about the fiction book point counter point by aldous huxley published in 1928. Point counter point, novel by aldous huxley, published in 1928. This now seems a rather unimportant part of point counter point. 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. Aldous huxleys lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and fo point counter point aldous. This story of 1920s intellectual life is inspired by classical music, employing a large cast of characters each essentially representing various versions of imbalance who are compared to instruments in an orchestra, each playing his separate portion of the larger piece. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Aldous huxleys lifelong concern with the dichotomy between pa. Libri point counter point 9780586044407 aldous huxley harpercollins publishers 1978 cheap used books from world of point counter point british literature by aldous huxley and a great.
Point counter point is an intelligent novel about the intellectual world, and one that bears up gracefully under the test of time. And then, in college, i was assigned aldous huxleys point counter point, and it changed the way i looked at books forever. Along with brave new world written a few years later, point counter point is huxley s most concentrated attack on the scientific. This first edition, signed by aldous huxley is available at bauman rare books. Point counter point first edition signed aldous huxley. In this book, the most ambitious and successful of the three. A sophisticated novel for a sophisticated age 1928 with rational and fantastic.
Aldous huxleys use of music in point counter point bennett brudevold. Point counter point the greatest literature of all time editor erics. Born into the prominent huxley family, he graduated from balliol college, oxford with an undergraduate degree in english. Huxley was trying to write a novel of ideas, but i found this was executed at the expense of a plot. But at the high level the book still failed for me.
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In this book, the most ambitious and successful of the three, he examines in detail the ideas and personalities of the british intelligentsia of the late twenties. It is huxley s longest novel, and was notably more complex and serious than his earlier fiction. Online point counter point by aldous huxley free book. The name was an abstraction, a title arbitrarily given, like france or england, to a collection, never long the same, of many individuals who were born, lived, and died within him, as the inhabitants of a country appear and disappear, but keep. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Pdf point counter point book by aldous huxley free. Point counter point aldous huxley read online free books. Every time i read a book i look for memorable quotes to pick out, and point counter point scored well above average. Huxleys tragicomic performance of the human fugue sanford e. Love, loss, infidelity, and murder are the subjects under discussion as huxley juxtaposes one point of view against its opposite, and mixes in a healthy dollop of science, politics, religion, and art, as well.
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