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Brave New World 《美麗新世界》
這裡是理想的世界，一個沒有苦痛的世界；從出生的那一刻起，國家會為你安排好所有事情，從身上的衣服到工作的職業，全都是為個人量身訂造的。你的所有需求將不會有匱乏的一天，永遠活在一個充實而快樂的環境之中。這樣的世界，乍聽之下是個實現世界大同的烏托邦，但一些被排除在外的事物，例如艱難的抉擇、痛苦悲傷的情感、犯罪與反抗，是否也是一個社會不可或缺的成分呢？被決定的美好人生，究竟會帶來什麼樣的結果？赫胥黎以優美的文筆，帶我們走過這一座巨大的假想世界，驗證烏托邦與人性之間的衝突與對反。
Far in the future, the World Controllers have finally created the ideal society. In laboratories worldwide, genetic science has brought the human race to perfection. From the Alpha-Plus mandarin class to the Epsilon-Minus Semi-Morons, designed to perform menial tasks, man is bred and educated to be blissfully content with his pre-destined role. But, in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, Bernard Marx is unhappy. Harbouring an unnatural desire for solitude, feeling only distaste for the endless pleasures of compulsory promiscuity, Bernard has an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...
