Published in 1922, this second collection of short fiction by Huxley contains his most famous story, ‘The Gioconda Smile, ‘ a murder mystery filmed in 1947 as A Woman’s Vengeance, ‘The Tillotson Banquet, ‘ in which an artist may not be as dead as he seems, and ‘Green Tunnels, ‘ about a young girl’s romantic disillusionment.
Circa l’autore
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was brilliant satirist who became a famed novelist and critic, and wrote travel books, poems, plays, and essays. He is best known today for Brave New World (1932), a profoundly influential satirical science fiction dystopia that extrapolates a bleak future, and The Doors of Perception (1954), a controversial non-fiction book detailing his experiences with mescaline.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 228 ● ISBN 9781411441859 ● Dimensione 0.2 MB ● Età 99-17 anni ● Casa editrice Barnes & Noble ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 8513619 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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