Island
Island is basically the final philosophical discourse of the great author and philosopher Aldous Huxley.
The story takes place on an island called Pala. The plot follows a journalist named Will Farnaby, who purposely shipwrecks his boat onto the island. He is working for an industrialist who wants to exploit Pala for oil.
The fictional tale that ensues is Aldous Huxley’s medium through which he expounds his beautiful beliefs and philosophies. The town of Pala is a Utopian society in which all the inhabitants are peaceful and for the most part totally content. There are no wars, violence, or crimes and everyone practices a mix of Hinduism and Buddhism, believing that all is One. The society functions basically as a Platonic Society without the warrior class.
Aldous Huxley was a world-renowned author and mystic, and all of his books were riddled with mystical symbolism. However, if you are looking to cut through all of the story telling and get right to the point Aldous is trying to make, then “Island” is the book you are looking for you.