{"product_id":"9780062423924","title":"After the Fireworks: Three Novellas","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHuxley, Aldous; Giddins, Gary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/4\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAfter the Fireworks\u003c\/em\u003e is a major work and a turning point for Huxley, leading directly to \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e.” —Gary Giddins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAfter the Fireworks\u003c\/em\u003e, three lost classic pieces of short fiction by Aldous Huxley, author of\u003cem\u003e Brave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, are collected for the first time, with an original foreword by National Book Critics Circle Award winner Gary Giddins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title novella, Rome is the stunning backdrop for a renowned novelist’s dangerous affair. “Uncle Spencer” is the “exquisite” (\u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e) tale of an aging World War I veteran’s quest for the lost love he met in a prison during the war, and “Two or Three Graces,” “probably the thing nearest perfection of all that [Huxley] has done” (\u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e), recounts a destructive writer’s abusive relationship with an impressionable housewife. Now brought back in print for the first time in seventy-five years, the novellas newly collected in \u003cem\u003eAfter the Fireworks \u003c\/em\u003ereveal Aldous Huxley at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46828999573759,"sku":"9780062423924","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062423924_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332372","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062423924","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}