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'''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 wrote: 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 wrote: histories, poems (Leda, 1920), plays, travel books and essays on: arts, religion, morals, philosophy and general sociology. | ||
| − | 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]] | + | 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,<ref>His death was largely overlooked as it was on the same day of the Kennedy assassination.</ref> 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,<ref>His death was largely overlooked as it was on the same day of the Kennedy assassination.</ref> Huxley lived in [[Los Angeles]]. In 1959, he received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, April 14, 2026
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 wrote: histories, poems (Leda, 1920), plays, travel books and essays on: arts, religion, morals, philosophy and general sociology.
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,[1] Huxley lived in Los Angeles. In 1959, he received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit.
See also
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- Big government Welfare state leads to Nanny state, leads to Police state
- Liberal totalitarianism
- We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
- Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?
- Animal Farm - anti-Stalinist "fairy story" by George Orwell
- Brave New World
- H. G. Wells
- G.K. Chesterton
References
- ↑ His death was largely overlooked as it was on the same day of the Kennedy assassination.