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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Олдас Гаксьлі, Олдъс Хъксли, ハクスレイ, and 57 others
אלדוס הקסלי, آلدوس هاکسلی, オルダス・ハクスリー, ハックスレイ, ആൽഡസ് ഹക്സിലി, אלדוס הכסלי, אלדוס לאונרד הכסלי, Āldūs Hakslī, Oldŭs Khŭksli, Гексли, Oldus Khuksli, Aldous Leonard Huxley, 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎, Олдос Хаксли, אלדוס הכסליי, オルダス ハクスリー, Օլդոս Հաքսլի, אלדוס לאונרד הקסלי, A. Haksli, आल्डस हक्सली, هاكسلي، ألدوس،, Aldous L. Huxley, Олдас Хакслі, Хаксли, ألدوس هكسلي, อัลดัส ฮักซลีย์, オルダス ハックスレー, 올더스 헉슬리, Oldos Chaksli, オルダス ハックスリ, אלדוס ליאונארד האכסלי, ဟပ်စလေ၊ အောဒပ် လီယိုနတ်, オールダス ハクスレー, Oldos Haksli, A. Huxley, אלדוס האקסלי, Aldous Huxley, О Хаксли, ਐਲਡਸ ਹਕਸਲੇ, オルダス ハックスリー, Oldos Khaksli, Huxley, Άλντους Χάξλεϋ, ოლდოს ჰაქსლი, Олдос Ҳакслӣ, Oldess Hakslijs, אלדוס האקסליי, ألدوس هكسلي،, ऐल्डस हक्स्ले, オルダス ハックスリイ, অ্যালডাস লিওনার্ড হাক্সলি, Олдос Хакслі, هكسلى، أولدس, Олдус Хаксли, Oldas Haksli, Aldūs Hukslī, オールダス ハックスレー - 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.
