- Fiction in English, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Self-acceptance
The novel focuses on the life of socialite Anthony Beavis, but it does so by employing a non-chronological structure. It juxtaposes four periods of Beavis' life, from the time that he is a young boy in the 1890s up until 1936.
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Prestige, contemplative, grave and character-led.
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Aldous Huxley
- First published
- July 1, 2004
- Pages
- 619
- Publisher
- American Reprint Co., Amereon Ltd, Librairie Plon
- Editions
- 42
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780140010503
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Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems.
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