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    The Genius and the Goddess: A Novel
    The Genius and the Goddess: A Novel
    The Genius and the Goddess: A Novel
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    The Genius and the Goddess: A Novel

    Written by Aldous Huxley

    Narrated by Julian Elfer

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    Thirty years ago, ecstasy and torment took hold of John Rivers, shocking him out of "half-baked imbecility into something more nearly resembling the human form." He had an affair with the wife of his mentor, Henry Maartens-a pathbreaking physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize, and a figure of blinding brilliance-bringing the couple to ruin. Now, on Christmas Eve while a small grandson sleeps upstairs, John Rivers is moved to set the record straight about the great man and the radiant, elemental creature he married, who viewed the renowned genius through undazzled eyes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 12, 2019
    ISBN9781630157463
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    Aldous Huxley

    Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) is the author of the classic novels Brave New World, Island, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Perennial Philosophy and The Doors of Perception. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.

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    • 4/5
      I wasn't sure what to expect with this, but I found it quietly enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      The prevailing tone suggests Saul Bellow, but the novel is often a vehicle for Huxley’s ideas about humanity’s capacity for love and honesty. Focusing on the ideas, this work dovetails nicely with the recent epistolary Balzac.

      The novel is a remembrance of the titular characters, an aging absent minded physicist and his much younger wife. The depiction of the protagonist does challenge belief to some degree. Despite the circumscribed incident at the core of the narrative, I felt this novel may have benefited by being 50-100 pages longer.

      It is also fascinating to see how Huxley viewed the United States.
    • 5/5
      I love it when I accidentally stumble upon a piece of literary treasure that leaves me changed, for the better, in having read it.Huxley manages to capture the Grace of a Goddess, her husband, a Genius, the dynamics of their family unit and household and the unsuspecting guest (John Rivers) who is invited into their world and lives. Told conversationally and in recollection over the course of one evening, we learn of the impact made to John Rivers' life and universe when he experiences love, passion and devotion to a woman-embodied goddess being.Layers of delirious and delicious insight pour forth from Huxley's writing, leaving you tickled, delighted, bemused, charmed and awed. This story has some truly funny moments with richly developed characters you will miss once the novella is done.Don't deny yourself another moment, Huxley fan or not. If you appreciate a bit of philosophical brain-candy that tugs at the heart-strings of emotion and epiphany, then purchase this treasure by a literary giant today