For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisation. Its inhabitants live in a society where western science has been brought together with Eastern philosophy to create a paradise on earth. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala, he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden and he must make a difficult choice.
In counterpoint to Brave New World and Ape and Essence, in Island Huxley gives us his vision of utopia.
WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAW
- ISBN10 0582351545
- ISBN13 9780582351547
- Publish Date 3 November 1980 (first published December 1962)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 August 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Prentice Hall Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English