After the Fireworks (Olive Editions)
Author: Huxley, Aldous
ISBN: 9780063269613
RM47.00
Publisher,Harper Perennial
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
Weight,
No. of Pages, 386
In the title novella, set in Rome, a renowned novelist sets out on a walk down Via Condotti toward the Spanish Steps when he encounters a mysterious and beautiful young American admirer of his work. He discovers she shares a name, in addition to conspicuous personality traits, with a character from his most celebrated book. Both are irresistibly drawn into a dangerous affair set against the backdrop of the Italian capital. Uncle Spencer is the story of an aging World War I veteran's quest for his lost love he met in a prison during the war, and Two or Three Graces is the tale of a passionate and destructive writer's abusive relationship with an impressionable, bourgeois housewife. This extraordinary story collection reveals Huxley at the height of his literary powers.
