Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.Huxley was a pacifist. He grew interested in philosophical mysticism and universalism, addressing these subjects with works such as The Perennial Philosophy (1945)—which illustrates commonalities between Western and Eastern mysticism—and The Doors of Perception (1954)—which interprets his own psychedelic experience with mescaline. In his most famous novel Brave New World (1932) and his final novel Island (1962), he …
Aldous Huxley
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О Хаксли, آلدوس هاکسلی, Олдас Хакслі, and 58 others
ოლდოს ჰაქსლი, ਐਲਡਸ ਹਕਸਲੇ, オルダス・ハクスリー, ハックスレイ, Хаксли, Huxley, אלדוס האקסלי, অ্যালডাস লিওনার্ড হাক্সলি, 올더스헉슬리, オルダス ハックスリー, אלדוס הקסלי, 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎, A. Huxley, Олдас Гаксьлі, ဟပ်စလေ၊ အောဒပ် လီယိုနတ်, オールダス ハクスレー, Oldus Khuksli, オルダス ハックスレー, Oldess Hakslijs, Олдъс Хъксли, Oldŭs Khŭksli, Aldous L. Huxley, Aldūs Hukslī, Олдос Хакслі, Олдос Хаксли, Aldous Huxley, אלדוס הכסלי, Aldous Leonard Huxley, ألدوس هكسلي،, Օլդոս Հաքսլի, هكسلى، أولدس, Гексли, ऐल्डस हक्स्ले, هاكسلي، ألدوس،, オルダス ハクスリー, Oldas Haksli, אלדוס הכסליי, Олдус Хаксли, आल्डस हक्सली, אלדוס ליאונארד האכסלי, Олдос Ҳакслӣ, Oldos Khaksli, オルダス ハックスリ, אלדוס האקסליי, ആൽഡസ് ഹക്സിലി, Āldūs Hakslī, ألدوس هكسلي, อัลดัส ฮักซลีย์, オルダス ハックスリイ, Oldos Chaksli, ハクスレイ, A. Haksli, אלדוס לאונרד הקסלי, 올더스 헉슬리, אלדוס לאונרד הכסלי, オールダス ハックスレー, Oldos Haksli, Άλντους Χάξλεϋ - Born:
- July 25, 1894
- Died:
- Nov. 21, 1963
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Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.Huxley was a pacifist. He grew interested in philosophical mysticism and universalism, addressing these subjects with works such as The Perennial Philosophy (1945)—which illustrates commonalities between Western and Eastern mysticism—and The Doors of Perception (1954)—which interprets his own psychedelic experience with mescaline. In his most famous novel Brave New World (1932) and his final novel Island (1962), he presented his vision of dystopia and utopia, respectively.
