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Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), “Island”, 1962.

  Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”, 1932 was the topic of an earlier blog post; here, I present Aldous Huxley, “Island”, 1962 nautical, science-fiction novel.  “Island”, 1962 was the final book published by Aldous Huxley; and, is contrast to the dystopian “Brave New World”, 1932 is an utopian novel.  “Brave New World”, 1932 was set … Continue reading Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), “Island”, 1962.

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Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), "Brave New World", 1932.

Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”, 1932 was a science-fiction dystopia novel set in “machine age” 20th century America.  Huxley’s novel has as its invention:  a sexless society of “reproductive technology”.  Gena Corea. “The Mother Machine: Reproductive Technologies from Artificial Insemination to Artificial Wombs”, 1986 was a nonfiction book about “mother machinery”.  Huxley’s novel story-end “climax” … Continue reading Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), "Brave New World", 1932.