It could well be Island by Aldous Huxley. It was seen as a sort of Utopia to
the dystopia of his Brave New World. I seem to remember that the society in
Island was heavily influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism.
Mike
>
> > Another "classic" I looked at and promptly put down was "Island" (I
forget
> > the author).
>
> Perhaps "Islandia", by Austen Tappan Wright? I never read it, but Le Guin
> thought highly of it.
>
> --
> There is / One art John Cowan
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