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Aldous Huxley - Eyeless in Gaza

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Aldous Huxley's novel about a young man's slow coming of age during the early decades of the 20th century tells the story of Anthony Beavis, an intelligent boy whose mother dies during his childhood. Disillusioned by the war and further disheartened by the Depression, Anthony leaves England and travels about aimlessly. In Mexico, however, he meets a Scottish physician who expounds an eccentric philosophy based on the Eastern mystics and Western socialism. This imparts a sense of purpose to Anthony, who sets out at the story's close to create a new life for himself in his middle age.
 

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Eyeless in Gaza

Date of Review:  Oct 9, 2004
The Bottom Line: Eyeless in Gaza is an extended essay on both people and their relationships, and the various pressing issues of everyday existence. Dry, but smart.
Review: Eyeless in Gaza is both a character study and a contemplation on the important issues of life that everyone must either spend time considering, or consciously ignore in favour of the easy pleasures. The two very different main characters and forever...
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Intelligent, witty characters; really...
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A bit dry; start is little weak
 
 

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Authors Aldous Huxley
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  Nation: "Whatever else remains to be said about it, 'Eyeless in Gaza' is the deepest, the most serious, and the most complete novel of [Huxley's] career."

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Amereon Ltd (December 01, 1983)
Measurements: 9"(h) x 6"(w) x 1.5"(d), 1.95 lbs.
ISBN: 9780891903963

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  The snapshots had become almost as dim as memories.
 

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