| | '''Aldous Huxley''' (July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963) was a [[English]] author and literary critic; he is best known for his novel [[Brave New World]] (1932). Besides novels he writed: histories, poems (Leda, 1920), plays, travel books and essays on: arts, religion, morals, philosophy and general sociology. | | '''Aldous Huxley''' (July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963) was a [[English]] author and literary critic; he is best known for his novel [[Brave New World]] (1932). Besides novels he writed: histories, poems (Leda, 1920), plays, travel books and essays on: arts, religion, morals, philosophy and general sociology. |
| − | Late in his life he began experimenting with [[LSD]], became a guru for hippies in [[California]] and studied [[Hinduism]] | + | Huxley was friend of [[D. H. Lawrence]] with whom he traveled in [[Italy]] and [[France]]. Late in his life he began experimenting with [[LSD]], became a guru for hippies in [[California]] and studied [[Hinduism]] |
| | From 1937 until his death in 1963, Huxley lived in [[Los Angeles]]. In 1959, he received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit. | | From 1937 until his death in 1963, Huxley lived in [[Los Angeles]]. In 1959, he received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit. |