{"product_id":"time-must-have-a-stop-paperback","title":"Time Must Have a Stop - 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\u003eDouglas Dutton\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e comes the story of Sebastian Barnack, a naive young poet on holiday with his uncle in Florence--where his real education begins\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst his father's wishes, Sebastian visits his uncle in Italy with the objective of finding formal wear, but stumbles into so much more than a shopping trip. Among other adventures, he embarks upon his first love affair with an older woman; inherits, sells, then steals a Dégas painting; attends a botched séance; and incurs the wrath of the Italian Fascisti. As always with Huxley's fiction, a genuine novel-of-ideas lurks just beneath the satirical surface, as Sebastian's heart is torn between two competing philosophies: the hedonistic materialism embodied by his uncle Eustace and the spiritual wisdom of his uncle Bruno.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel that Huxley himself thought was his most successful at \"fusing idea with story,\" \u003cem\u003eTime Must Have a Stop \u003c\/em\u003eis part of Huxley's lifelong attempt to explore the dilemmas of twentieth-century persons and to create characters who, though ill-equipped to solve those dilemmas, all go stumbling on in their painfully serious comedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAldous Huxley\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894-1963) was an English writer who spent the latter part of his life in the United States. Though best known for \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, he also wrote countless works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and essays. A humanist, pacifist, and satirist, he wrote novels and other works that functioned as critiques of social norms and ideals. Aldous Huxley is often considered a leader of modern thought and one of the most important literary and philosophical voices of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46757666062533,"sku":"9781628976632","price":28.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/VQ3JMVoccX9781628976632.webp?v=1787130422","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/time-must-have-a-stop-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}