Description
Set in postwar London, this sharply comic novel follows a restless circle of artists, intellectuals, pleasure-seekers, and self-styled visionaries as they drift through a society stripped of its old certainties. Their frantic pursuit of sensation, romance, artistic recognition, and philosophical meaning creates a dazzling portrait of a generation caught between disillusionment and the desire for reinvention. Moving effortlessly from lyrical observation to biting satire and absurd comedy, the novel examines cultural decay, modern identity, intellectual pretension, and the uneasy search for purpose in a rapidly changing world.
Available Editions
paperback
Kessinger Publishing
Published Jan 1, 2005
352 pages
ISBN: 9780766196445
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Details
First Published
1923
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley.