Eyeless in Gaza
| Title | Eyeless in Gaza |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publication | Chatto & Windus |
| Size | 619p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
English fiction--Psychological Self-acceptance Identity (Psychology) Great Britain--Manners and customs |
| Notes | The title of the book, like Milton's poem, recalls the biblical story of Samson, who was captured by the Philistines, his eyes burned out, and taken to Gaza, where he was forced to work grinding grain in a mill. The novel focuses on the life of socialite Anthony Beavis, but it does so by employing a non-chronological structure. It juxtaposes four periods of Beavis' life, from the time that he is a young boy in the 1890s up until 1936. The novel describes Beavis as he goes through school, college and various romantic affairs, while probing the meaningfulness of upper-class life during the same period. The novel depicts Beavis' own gradual disillusionment with high society, brought to a head by the suicide of his friend. At this point, he begins to search for some source of meaning in his life, which seems to be provided when he discovers pacifism and then mysticism. [wikipedia] |
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