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| − | '''Aldous Huxley''' (July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963) was a [[English]] author and literary critic | + | '''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 writhed: histories, poems, 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]] | Late in his life he began experimenting with [[LSD]], became a guru for hippies in [[California]] and studied [[Hinduism]] | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 13:16, March 16, 2008
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 writhed: histories, poems, 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
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.