Brave New World

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging 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 A. F. (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity. Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was English-born but a California resident from 1937 until his death in 1963. He was best known for Crome Yellow, Point Counter Point, and The Doors of Perception. Michael York has delighted audiences in Britain and the U.S. with his talents on the screen and stage, ranging from plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams to film comedies with Leslie Nielsen and Beverly D'Angelo. He has also recorded more than 50 audiobooks, including the Grammy-nominated Treasure Island. "British actor Michael York's refined and dramatic reading captures both the tone and the spirit of Huxley's masterpiece." -- AudioFile Magazine