EAN: 9780063269613

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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

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