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Aldous Huxley's "Those Barren Leaves" offers a satirical glimpse into the lives of socially ambitious guests at an Italian palace. Mrs. Aldwinkle's desire to relive the Renaissance clashes with her guests' superficiality, revealing their pretensions and failures. The novel humorously critiques the cultural elite's facades.
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Those Barren Leaves, Aldous Huxley
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- Released
- 1955
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- Title
- Those Barren Leaves
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Aldous Huxley
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1955
- Format
- Paperback
- Category
- World prose
- Description
- Aldous Huxley's "Those Barren Leaves" offers a satirical glimpse into the lives of socially ambitious guests at an Italian palace. Mrs. Aldwinkle's desire to relive the Renaissance clashes with her guests' superficiality, revealing their pretensions and failures. The novel humorously critiques the cultural elite's facades.