Did George Orwell and Aldous Huxley ever discuss their differing dystopian views?

by BBBTech

I'm interested in the dichotomy between 1984 (where obedience is forced by threat) and Brave New World (where obedience is baited by conditioning) and whether these two authors ever confronted the difference. Either in direct correspondence with one another or through commentary on each other's work.

RegnierundRilke

I'm not sure if they debated them in person, but Huxley had actually been Orwell's French teacher, and later sent him a letter congratulating him on 1984's success as "profoundly important": http://www.openculture.com/2015/03/huxley-to-orwell-my-hellish-vision-of-the-future-is-better-than-yours.html. As the post cites from the letter, Huxley nonetheless allowed himself criticism of Orwell's vision:

"Whether in actual fact the policy of the boot-on-the-face can go on indefinitely seems doubtful. My own belief is that the ruling oligarchy will find less arduous and wasteful ways of governing and of satisfying its lust for power, and these ways will resemble those which I described in Brave New World."

throwwwwwwwwaway621

Are you doing English A2 by any chance?