The book has a certain awesome impressiveness, its sheer, intractable bitterness cannot but affect the reader as Huxley chants his litanies over modern civilization.
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Ape and Essence
Ape and Essence
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Machine against desire is no contest. A society dedicated to "Perfection" must defer to the fool-proof, talent-proof, inspiration-proof machine. Human desire, the enemy of Reason and Order, must be held in check. "Ape and Essence" is Aldous Huxley's savagely satirical novel of a society which tries to legislate desire -- rules by eunuchs and ... more »
Author:
Machine against desire is no contest. A society dedicated to "Perfection" must defer to the fool-proof, talent-proof, inspiration-proof machine. Human desire, the enemy of Reason and Order, must be held in check. "Ape and Essence" is Aldous Huxley's savagely satirical novel of a society which tries to legislate desire -- rules by eunuchs and ... more »
ISBN: 439390
Publication Date: 7/1958
Pages: 154
Rating: 1
Publication Date: 7/1958
Pages: 154
Rating: 1
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