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"After the Fireworks is a major work and a turning point for Huxley, leading directly to Brave New World." -Gary Giddins
A striking collection of three lost classic pieces of short fiction by Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.
In the title novella, set in Rome, a renowned novelist sets out on a walk down Via Condotti toward the Spanish Steps when he encounters a mysterious and beautiful young American admirer of his work. He discovers she shares a name, in addition to conspicuous personality traits, with a character from his most celebrated book. Both are irresistibly drawn into a dangerous affair set against the backdrop of the Italian capital. "Uncle Spencer" is the story of an aging World War I veteran's quest for his lost love he met in a prison during the war, and "Two or Three Graces" is the tale of a passionate and destructive writer's abusive relationship with an impressionable, bourgeois housewife. This extraordinary story collection reveals Huxley at the height of his literary powers.
This book part of a special series from Harper Perennial called Olive Editions-exclusive small-format editions of some of our bestselling and celebrated titles, featuring beautiful and unique hand-drawn cover illustrations. All Olive Editions are available for a limited time only
A striking collection of three lost classic pieces of short fiction by Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.
In the title novella, set in Rome, a renowned novelist sets out on a walk down Via Condotti toward the Spanish Steps when he encounters a mysterious and beautiful young American admirer of his work. He discovers she shares a name, in addition to conspicuous personality traits, with a character from his most celebrated book. Both are irresistibly drawn into a dangerous affair set against the backdrop of the Italian capital. "Uncle Spencer" is the story of an aging World War I veteran's quest for his lost love he met in a prison during the war, and "Two or Three Graces" is the tale of a passionate and destructive writer's abusive relationship with an impressionable, bourgeois housewife. This extraordinary story collection reveals Huxley at the height of his literary powers.
This book part of a special series from Harper Perennial called Olive Editions-exclusive small-format editions of some of our bestselling and celebrated titles, featuring beautiful and unique hand-drawn cover illustrations. All Olive Editions are available for a limited time only
"'After the Fireworks' is a major work and a turning point for Huxley, leading directly to Brave New World." - Gary Giddins
"The psychology of the two individuals is shrewdly mastered. . . . After the Fireworks displays on Huxley's part a rare but genuine if elusive sympathy as well as a sound perception of human shortcomings." - New York Times (on After the Fireworks)
"Brilliant. . . . I doubt if there is another living novelist as capable of taking in so much at a glance." - The Spectator UK (on After the Fireworks)
"Two or Three Graces is probably the thing nearest perfection of all that he has done." - New Statesman UK (on Two or Three Graces)
"It takes an artist of more than usual gifts to produce 137 quietly exquisite pages in order to lead up to such a delightfully ironical tiger-or-lady ending as that of 'Uncle Spencer.'" - Literary Review on (Uncle Spencer)
"Aldous Huxley endures as one of the most visionary and unusual minds of thetwentieth century." - Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
"The psychology of the two individuals is shrewdly mastered. . . . After the Fireworks displays on Huxley's part a rare but genuine if elusive sympathy as well as a sound perception of human shortcomings." - New York Times (on After the Fireworks)
"Brilliant. . . . I doubt if there is another living novelist as capable of taking in so much at a glance." - The Spectator UK (on After the Fireworks)
"Two or Three Graces is probably the thing nearest perfection of all that he has done." - New Statesman UK (on Two or Three Graces)
"It takes an artist of more than usual gifts to produce 137 quietly exquisite pages in order to lead up to such a delightfully ironical tiger-or-lady ending as that of 'Uncle Spencer.'" - Literary Review on (Uncle Spencer)
"Aldous Huxley endures as one of the most visionary and unusual minds of thetwentieth century." - Maria Popova, Brain Pickings