Brave New World
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Narrated by:
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Michael York
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Written by:
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Aldous Huxley
About this listen
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.
©1932 Aldous Huxley; 1998 BBC Audiobooks America (P)2003 BBC Audiobooks AmericaCritic Reviews
"British actor Michael York's refined and dramatic reading captures both the tone and the spirit of Huxley's masterpiece." (AudioFile)
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- Moneeta Chainani
- 23-02-22
premonition of the inevitable future.
premonition of the inevitable future. b
Brilliantly exposed by the author with uncanny expectation of tech advances
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- Alicia
- 16-02-22
Almost a non-fiction
The book wasn't as good as I expected. 1984, in comparison, was way better. This feels like reading a non-fiction book.
The reading was not too bad, except for Lenina. Her voice was awful.
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- Mommyingtales
- 30-11-21
An introspective dystopian image!
A dystopian image of this world was really extreme and thought provoking. I was amazed by the detailing and clarity of the society rules and functions. The author manages to transfer you to that society and lets you imagine it's effect on an individual. Once there you can't help but realize how much of a herculean task it is to break free of your conditioning - in that imaginary world or this real world! Truly a classic. The audible experience was great too!
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- Saravanan Veeraraghavan
- 08-07-19
incredible narration
narration by Michael York was out of the world! he brought the story alive and was very engaging
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- Adarsh Mehta
- 30-08-19
An Interesting Listen!
The narration by Michael York is damn good.
Not a must read book but you can definitely give it a try.
Really makes you reflect deeply on a few concepts like civilization, freedom, happiness, etc.
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- Siddhartha
- 24-06-24
The Narrator and the character of John "the Savage"
This really makes you wonder how a dystopia and utopia can be so similar to each other.
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- Srikkanth
- 03-07-19
The reading is a put off, but the story is good
The reading style is a problem,, suddenly the reader shouts and then goes very low... this up and down is a put off. Otherwise a must read classic.
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- Ram
- 06-01-24
amazing performance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
amazing performance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 this is one of the best audio books I have listened to.
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- Manas Ganguly
- 11-07-21
the depth is unsettling.
narration by York adds another dimension to an already bitter and unsettling narrative. written in 1932, Huxley captures deep insecurities and trenchant perspectives about free thought, freedom, humanity, civilization, progress and authoritarianism. the comprehension has multiple dimensions, most of which would merit a second reading.
the most memorable exchange in this book is the philosophy discourse between Mustapha Mond and John the savage in the pre-final chapter. I profess that I will need to read the book to gather the import of that dialogue in greater depth.
like many other dystopia reads, BNW is not for easy read. if you want a weekend read donot venture into this one. however if questions about waning human values and technology progress bother you, dive right in. Huxley does not disappoint.
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- Anurag Parvekar
- 22-11-21
wonderful premise but a lengthy listen
The book just went on and on. it was a wonderful idea, could have added so many exciting things but most part of the book was about their monotonous life. May that was the point. Definitely not an easy read, but with some efforts one could finish.
if this was shortened to 3-4 hours it would have been great, that's just my opinion.
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