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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ألدوس هكسلي،, ハックスレイ, Oldŭs Khŭksli, and 58 others
ਐਲਡਸ ਹਕਸਲੇ, Олдос Хаксли, आल्डस हक्सली, Άλντους Χάξλεϋ, অ্যালডাস লিওনার্ড হাক্সলি, ആൽഡസ് ഹക്സിലി, Aldous Huxley, Oldus Khuksli, Aldūs Hukslī, אלדוס לאונרד הכסלי, 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎, อัลดัส ฮักซลีย์, ოლდოს ჰაქსლი, אלדוס ליאונארד האכסלי, آلدوس هاکسلی, Олдос Хакслі, Aldous L. Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley, A. Huxley, オールダス ハックスレー, Гексли, אלדוס הקסלי, Хаксли, ऐल्डस हक्स्ले, ハクスレイ, ألدوس هكسلي, Олдос Ҳакслӣ, オルダス ハックスレー, Олдас Гаксьлі, Āldūs Hakslī, אלדוס הכסליי, Олдус Хаксли, Oldos Chaksli, オルダス ハックスリイ, オールダス ハクスレー, Օլդոս Հաքսլի, אלדוס האקסלי, Олдас Хакслі, A. Haksli, هاكسلي، ألدوس،, אלדוס הכסלי, Oldess Hakslijs, Huxley, אלדוס לאונרד הקסלי, Олдъс Хъксли, אלדוס האקסליי, Oldas Haksli, 올더스헉슬리, オルダス ハクスリー, О Хаксли, オルダス・ハクスリー, Oldos Haksli, 올더스 헉슬리, Oldos Khaksli, ဟပ်စလေ၊ အောဒပ် လီယိုနတ်, هكسلى، أولدس, オルダス ハックスリ, オルダス ハックスリー - 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.
