For he not only questions, but mocks the morals so common in post-war Britain.Ĭrome Yellow is a witty masterpiece, one which is too ironic to be called a satire, but also too scornful to be irony.Īldous Huxley Books – Time Must Have a Stop In Crome Yellow, Aldous Huxley showcases his talent at creating peculiar characters, but also his satirical talent. Yet, Aldous Huxley uses the setting as the basis for a satire. His love for his host’s niece is unrequited and his attempts at poetry and his idea of writing a novel about love and art are equally mocked by the other authors.Ĭrome Yellow is a novel that’s were reminiscent of the country-house novels by Thomas Love Peacock who are always centered on people sitting together and talking about philosophical topics. When Denis attends a party with other prominent literary figures, things don’t go well for him. Barbecue-Smith who writes 1.500 publishable words every hour to get in touch with his subconscious, but also Henry Wimbush who’s obsessed with writing a definite ‘History of Crome.’ On a vacation he stays at Crome, an English country house inhabited by some of Aldous Huxley’s strangest and most egocentric characters. We get to know a young man named Denis Stone who aspires to be a poet. It’s a novel that satirizes the literary scene of Britain at the time. Crome Yellow is Aldous Huxley’s first novel and was published back in 1921.
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