Island

';Huxley's final word about the human condition and the possibility of the good society. . . . Island is a welcome and in many ways unique addition to the select company of booksfrom Plato to nowthat have presented, in imaginary terms, a coherent view of what society is not but might be.' The New York Times Book Review A utopian Pacific Ocean society is threatened by ruthless and greedy outside forces in Aldous Huxley's final novela timely and relevant exploration of consciousness, humanism, fanaticism, and destructionnow available as a limited Olive Edition from Harper Perennial. A provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, Aldous Huxley's last novel introduces the Pacific island of Pala, home to a flourishing ideal society for 120 years. Aspiring to achieve a state of heightened consciousness, the islanders practice communal living, peacefully pursuing intellectual passions and spiritual meditation. But the