Brave New World

· Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Michael York
4.2
87 reviews
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8 hr
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Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before.

“One of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century” —Wall Street Journal

Cloning, feel-good drugs, antiaging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media—has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller’s genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 AF (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.

A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, Brave New World is both a warning to be heeded and thought-provoking yet satisfying entertainment.

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4.2
87 reviews
Dave Smith
June 26, 2024
The people that give negative reviews are usually the people that are thinking they are part of a great society. Remember that, they will eventually come for your things, as they have zero skills.
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Fletcher Basch
April 16, 2018
Weird, boring, and the narrator's change in volume made it annoying to follow. Would not recommend to anyone that listens in the car.
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M C
January 29, 2018
Classic - fantastic intro into literature. Don't treat this like work and you'll love every second of it.
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About the author

Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894–1963) was an English poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist, and humanist philosopher. He attended Eton and Oxford and briefly taught at Eton before devoting himself solely to writing. His fifth novel, Brave New World, is one of the most read books in literary history.

Michael York, an acclaimed actor, has appeared in such films as Romeo and Juliet, Cabaret, Wide Sargasso Sea, and Austin Powers, as well as on the London and Broadway stages.

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