About the book: 2016 / The Monkey and the Essence (1948) is one of the most famous works of Aldous Huxley, along with the novel Brave New World. Fantastic dystopia, a kind of warning from the writer about an impending nuclear disaster that will wipe out almost everything from the face of the earth, and on the ruins of the former civilization the survivors will try to build a new society. But this new society will not bring anything good: total control of the Church over the entire life of people, a ban on love, on passion and, as a result, completely perverted relationships between people. And the new society will worship not God, but the Devil named Belial. The story “The Monkey and the Essence” is more relevant than ever. And who knows if Huxley's prophecies will actually come true in 100 years??