Introduction
- written by author Aldous Huxley, published 1932
- Brave New World is a novel of the genres utopian novel, dystopian novel and science fiction
- the story follows certain figures on their quest to find individuality within the conformist context of the World State
- set in 2540 a.d. (referred to in the novel as 632 years "After Ford,") in England and the Savage Reservation in New Mexico
- narrated by a third-person omniscient narrator who frequently makes passages of "objective" description sound like the speech or thought patterns of a particular character
- thematic topics include the use of technology to control society, the incompatibility of happiness and truth, the dangers of an all-powerful state
- conflict: arises when the technology of the New World fails to satisfy the needs and wants of its members
Aus: Aldous Huxley: Brave New World, Vintage Classics, 1994, London