We are treated to a glimpse of a possible future world where friendship can still exist. This is a story of a hand full of individuals in a world that emphasizes "Community, Identity, Stability" that find each other and discus subjects that most of the people of that time cold not understand. However we do. Naturally the author Aldous Huxley builds his own scenarios and draws his own conclusions through the characters speeches and description of experimental history.

Bernard Marx who is about to lose his job because he is different (vary different) form those around him, decides to take a vacation to visit the Zuni's. There he meets a misplaced person named John. Together with the help of Bernard's friend Henry they intend to change the world. So they find out the world is incapable of changing.

We get an Ayn Rand type speech from Mustapha Mond one of the world controllers' that helps you realize that in this brave new world the three friends are the anomaly. How can this enigma be solved?

Do not forget to watch the 1998 movie version with Leonard Nimoy as Mustapha Mond.

We are treated to a glimpse of a possible future world where friendship can still exist. This is a story of a hand full of individuals in a world that emphasizes "Community, Identity, Stability” that find each other and discus subjects that most of the people of that time cold not understand. However we do. Naturally the author Aldous Huxley builds his own scenarios and draws his own conclusions through the characters speeches and description of experimental history.

Bernard Marx who is about to lose his job because he is different (vary different) form those around him, decides to take a vacation to visit the Zuni’s. There he meets a misplaced person named John. Together with the help of Bernard’s friend Henry they intend to change the world. So they find out the world is incapable of changing.

We get an Ayn Rand type speech from Mustapha Mond one of the world controllers’ that helps you realize that in this brave new world the three friends are the anomaly. How can this enigma be solved?

欧米側の文学史や文化史なんかには必ず載ってるハクスリーのBrave New World。
日本ではキリスト教が源泉の倫理観とシェイクスピアの文学的偉大さってのがイマイチぴんとこないから、日本での評価が低いのかもしれませんが、英米文学やら欧州思想史やらを少しでもかじるつもりがあるなら読んでおくべき名作です。
最初はあんまり面白くないんですが、誰もが幸せな完璧な世界の中、独り鬱々とコンプレックスに悩む主役の一人の人間的なところが見え始めたあたりから非常に面白くなり、そこからはもう止まりません。

本来なら内容を書くようなことはあまりしたくないのですが、ひとつだけ。
この本のCahpter16,17で取り扱われている極めて哲学的・思想的な内容は、欧州の基本的な発想を理解する上で多くの示唆をその内に含んでいます。
洋書で、しかも単語が極めて難しいものばかり（ハクスリーの造語も多い）
ですが、是非とも読みきっていただきたい作品です。

使われている英語はやや難しかったけれど、フィクションでありながら実際に存在する会社の名前が出てきたりと・すごく現実味のあるストーリーなのでどんどん読み進められました。
もしも現実の世界がBrave New Worldのようになってしまったら…と考えさせられる物語です。
そしてきっと読み終えたあと怖くなるはずです！

Brave New Worldですが、翻訳はありますよ。
松村達雄訳『すばらしい新世界』で講談社文庫からでています。
今でも、手に入ります。
内容とは関係ないけれども、今の評価が下がらないように、星５つ。