EAN: 9780063269613

AFTER THE FIREWORKS - ALDOUS HUXLEY GARY GIDDIN...

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

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