Brave New World
Open Library readers: 3.97 / 5 from 482 ratings. Separate from ratings here.Catalogue checked 2026-10-02.
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. 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. - Container.
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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote Brave New World?
Brave New World is by Aldous Huxley. The catalogue records its first publication in 1932. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Brave New World?
The catalogue records 240 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
