{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-short-fiction-andrija-matic-9783031557743","title":"Aldous Huxley's Short Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAldous Huxley's Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes Huxley's short stories within a modernist context, highlighting that he shared more characteristics with distinguished modernists than is usually believed. The book also explores other features of Huxley's short stories, focusing on themes such as consumerism, mainstream education, shallow intellectualism, women's emancipation, toxic masculinity, and sensational journalism, themes that correspond with both Huxley's time and our world, and position him among the most prophetic authors of the twentieth century. This study demonstrates that Huxley's short fiction can provide answers to questions that remain confusing or partially explained in the research on Huxley's work. It illustrates the constants and changes in Huxley's opinions on organized religion, mysticism, and the relation between sexuality and spirituality, while also clarifying Huxley's political opinion, which is often misunderstood due to his advocacy of pacifism. Finally, the in-depth interpretations of Huxley's short stories reveal the dynamics of his literary style, especially his complex humor and irony, areas he developed more than any other modernist author of short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrija Matic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031557743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031557743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrija Matic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45482700341503,"sku":"9783031557743","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dbee8a1-7b4c-4218-9850-54e567a0459c.jpg?v=1715999282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aldous-huxleys-short-fiction-andrija-matic-9783031557743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}