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