Time Must Have a Stop - (Dalkey Essentials) by Aldous Huxley (Paperback)
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Highlights
- From the author that brought us Brave New World comes the story of Sebastian Barnack; a young poet on holiday with his uncle in Florence, where his real education can begin.
- About the Author: Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was an English writer who spent the latter part of his life in the United States.
- 300 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: Dalkey Essentials
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Book Synopsis
From the author that brought us Brave New World comes the story of Sebastian Barnack; a young poet on holiday with his uncle in Florence, where his real education can begin.
Sebastian visits his uncles in Italy with the objective of finding formal wear for a party hosted by his friend, against the wishes of his father. In Florence, our protagonist encounters many obstacles, a Degas painting, the Italian Fascisti, and a seance. Sebastian is torn between the material luxuries presented by his indulgent uncle Eustace, and the spiritual wisdom of his uncle Bruno. The novel that Aldous Huxley himself thought was his most successful at "fusing idea with story, " Time Must Have A Stop is part of Huxley's lifelong attempt to explore the dilemmas of a twentieth-century person and to create characters who, though ill-equipped to solve the dilemmas, all go stumbling on in their painfully serious comedies.
About the Author
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was an English writer who spent the latter part of his life in the United States. Though best known for Brave New World, he also wrote countless works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and essays. A humanist, pacifist and satirist, he wrote novels and other works that functioned as critiques of social norms and ideals. Aldous Huxley is often considered a leader of modern thought and one of the most important literary and philosophical voices of the 20th century.