A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity—these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest …
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A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity—these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of horror.
"This is Mr. Huxley's Hollywood novel, and you might expect it to be fantastic, extravagant, crazy and preposterous. It is all that, and heaven and hell too....It is the kind of novel that he is particularly the master of, where the most extraordinary and fortuitous events are followed by contemplative little essays on the meaning of life....The story is outrageously good."―New York Times.
"Mr. Huxley's elegant mockery, his cruel aptness of phrase, the revelations and the ingenious surprises he springs on the reader are those of a master craftsman; Mr. Huxley is at the top of his form..." ―London Times Literary Supplement.
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After many a summer dies the swan
355 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1993 by I.R. Dee.
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After many a summer
314 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1950 by Chatto & Windus.
- OCLC Number:
- 8530306
After many a summer dies the swan
356 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1939 by Harper & brothers.
- OCLC Number:
- 2782151
No Royalty A/C After Many a Summer
Hardcover, 268 pages
Published Dec. 14, 1948 by Chatto and Windus.
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After many a summer
251 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1955 by Penguin books in association with Chatto & Windus.
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After many a summer
254 pages
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Published July 14, 1976 by Panther.
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After many a summer dies the swan
244 pages
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Published July 14, 1983 by Harper Colophon Books.
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After many a summer
256 pages
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Published July 14, 1994 by Flamingo.
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After Many a Summer
336 pages
English language
Published July 14, 2015 by Penguin Random House.
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- 978-1-78487-035-5Copied ISBN!
After many a summer
251 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1971 by Penguin Books.
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- 978-1-4001-0491-8Copied ISBN!
Viejo muere el cisne
287 pages
Spanish language
Published July 14, 1991 by Biblioteca de Bolsillo.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-322-3087-5Copied ISBN!
After many a summer dies the swan
246 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1965 by Harper & Row.
- OCLC Number:
- 733932
After many a summer
314 pages
English language
Published July 14, 1950 by Chatto & Windus.
- OCLC Number:
- 365322
Nach vielen Sommern
292 pages
German language
Published July 14, 1945 by Steinberg Verlag.
- OCLC Number:
- 6455935
Dopo molte estati
304 pages
Italian language
Published July 14, 1949 by A. Mondadori.
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