Brave New World facts for kids
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| Author | Aldous Huxley |
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| Cover artist | Leslie Holland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Science fiction, dystopian fiction |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
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Publication date
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1932 |
| Pages | 311 (1932 ed.) 63,766 words |
| Awards | Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century |
| OCLC | 20156268 |
Brave New World is a famous novel written by Aldous Huxley. It was first published in 1932. The story takes place in London in the year 2540 AD. This future world is called "AF 632". The book shows how big scientific changes could affect society. Many people compare it to Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
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How the Book Was Written
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in France. He wrote it between May and August of 1931. This took him only four months.
About the Author
By 1931, Huxley was already a well-known writer. He wrote for popular magazines like Vanity Fair and Vogue. He had also published poetry and four successful novels. These earlier books were often funny and made fun of society.
Brave New World was Huxley's fifth novel. It was his first book that showed a scary, bad future. This type of story is called a dystopian novel.
Inspiration for the Story
Huxley said that Brave New World was inspired by other books. These were utopian novels by H. G. Wells. Utopia novels show a perfect world. But Huxley wanted to show a frightening future instead. He called his book a "negative utopia."
Huxley used his story to talk about worries people had. Many people feared losing their unique identity. They worried about this in a world that was changing very fast.
Why the Book is Important
Brave New World is considered a very important book. It has received many honors over the years.
Recognitions and Awards
In 1999, the Modern Library listed it as one of the best novels. It was ranked fifth among the top 100 English novels of the 20th century. In 2003, a writer for The Observer included it. He called it one of "the top 100 greatest novels of all time." The BBC also listed it as number 87 in "The Big Read" survey.
In 2019, BBC News named Brave New World as one of the 100 most influential novels. In 2021, it was featured on a series of UK postage stamps. This shows how much the book is valued.
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First UK edition
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In Spanish: Un mundo feliz para niños
