· Overview. A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity-these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of www.doorway.ru: Dee, Ivan R. Publisher. After Many a Summer Dies the Swan Quotes Showing of “But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account what’s going on in his heart and mind.”. ― Aldous Huxley, After Many a Summer Dies the Swan. tags: humanity, www.doorway.ru by: After Many a Summer Dies the Swan, a comedic novel written by Aldous Huxley. Published in under the title After Many a Summer, the novel was republished under its current title later in the same year. Written soon after Huxley left England and settled in California, the novel is Huxley’s examination of American culture, particularly what he saw as its narcissism, superficiality, and obsession with youth.
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel - Kindle edition by Huxley, Aldous. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel. After many a summer dies the swan Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. After many a summer dies the swan by Huxley, Aldous, Publication date Topics Millionaires, Immortalism Publisher New York: Harper Colophon Books. A New Novel by Aldous Huxley; "After Many a Summer Dies the Swan" Is at Once Amusing, Preposterous and Philosophical.
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan Paperback – January 1, by. Aldous Huxley (Author) › Visit Amazon's Aldous Huxley Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Aldous Huxley (Author) out of 5 stars. ratings. Read Online After Many A Summer Dies The Swan Aldous Huxley»Ein fast perfekter Roman. Shirley Hazzard schreibt so gut wie Stendhal.«The New York Times»Ein plötzlicher Lichtstreif spaltete Erde und Himmel«- und genau diese magische Beleuchtung ist so besonders bei der großen Menschenschilderung von Shirley Hazzard. "After Many a Summer" is a rambling affair, more philosophical exercise than narrative, but beautifully written and rewarding for the reader who sticks with it past the first few chapters. The book, a rumination on greed and a statement against the suppurating wound that is Hollywood, concerns a moronic, self-loathing mogul hidden away in his Xanadu-like castle who nevertheless fears death and wants to live forever.
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