Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Set in a dystopian future, the novel explores a society where human beings are genetically bred and pharmaceutically conditioned to serve in a ruling order. The society is divided into five castes, each with its specific roles. The narrative follows a savage who rejects the norms of this new world order and struggles to navigate the clash between the values of his upbringing and the reality of this technologically advanced, emotionless society. His resistance prompts a deep examination of the nature of freedom, individuality, and happiness.
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- Published
- 1932
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Admirável Mundo Novo
- Brave New World And Brave New World Revisited
- Brave New World Revisited
- Cesur Yeni Dünya
- Du Sköna Nya Värld
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- 5th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 6th on Top 200 Science Fiction Books (Pre-2000) (Sci-Fi Lists)
- 7th on 100 Must-Read Classics, as Chosen by our Readers (Penguin (UK))
- 9th on Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books (NPR)
- 15th on Taking off the Reading Gloves (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- 15th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 16th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 16th on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 17th on The new modern classics — the nation’s favourite 20th century novels (The Times)
- 18th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 20th on The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time (Spy.com)
- 21st on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 24th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 26th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 27th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 31st on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 31st on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 32nd on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 33rd on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 40th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 41st on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 41st on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 43rd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 43rd on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 44th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 49th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 51st on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 52nd on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 75th on Readers’ Top 100 Novels Of All Time (Guardian)
- 85th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 87th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 98th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
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- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
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- An Expert's 200-Book List (The Detroit Free Press)
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- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)
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- IWU Select 100 Must-Read Books (IWU (Faculty, Staff, and Students))
- Must-read Sci-Fi Classics (Penguin Books)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- The 100 Best Science Fiction Books of All Time (Tor)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
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- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
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