{"product_id":"after-the-fireworks-three-novellas-paperback","title":"After the Fireworks: Three Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAldous Huxley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Giddins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewinner Gary Giddins. In 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--The Spectator (UK, on \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fireworks\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewinner Gary Giddins. In 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519185711411,"sku":"9780062423924","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZndyQ21qdWUxc2xxZ0ppRERTUjF2UT09.webp?v=1760489675","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/after-the-fireworks-three-novellas-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}