Aldous Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time is confirmed in this gathering of his distinguished stories into a single volume. Twenty-one pieces are here, including "The Gioconda Smile," "Little Mexican," "Young Archimedes," and "Chawdron." Together they offer a complete view of Huxley's work in the genre, in which he established himself as an acknowledged master.
Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
ISBN: 9780929587813
Number of pages: 395
Dimensions: 213 x 141 x 30 mm
Weight: 506 g
Language: English
Twenty-one distinguished stories, confirming Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. A very good book. - V. S. Pritchett
These stories ... reveal in snatches the real nature of his genius, which is essentially discursive, argumentative, analytical, and omnivorous.... [He is] always stimulating because of the sharp inquiring intellect at work, moving with equal liveliness to pinpoint an absurdity of character, as in `Chawdron,' or to feast on the pleasure of Italian life and painting. - Manchester Guardian
A great pleasure to read. - Times Literary Supplement
The Impossible Fortune
I Who Have Never Known Men
The Correspondent
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
Yesteryear
Heart the Lover
Wild Dark Shore
The Things We Never Say
What We Can Know
Taiwan Travelogue
The Divorce
Heated Rivalry
We All Live Here
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