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Aldous Leonard Huxley (/ ˈ ɔː l d ə s / AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. [1] [2] [3] [4] His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, [5] [6] including novels and non-fiction works , as well as essays, narratives , and poems.
Jul 22, 2024 · Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), English writer best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World (1932). His works are notable for their wit and pessimistic satire and for their ongoing exploration of the negative and positive impacts of science and technology on 20th-century life.
Jan 14, 2024 · Best remembered for his dystopian masterpiece, Aldous Huxley was a man of unshakable principles that informed what he wrote and how he lived his life. Jan 14, 2024 • By Catherine Dent, MA 20th and 21st Century Literary Studies, BA English Literature.
Aldous Huxley has 999 books on Goodreads with 4262870 ratings. Aldous Huxley’s most popular book is Brave New World.
Brave New World (1932), best-known work of British writer Aldous Leonard Huxley, paints a grim picture of a scientifically organized utopia. This most prominent member of the famous Huxley family of England spent the part of his life from 1937 in Los Angeles in the United States until his death.
Jan 23, 2020 · Aldous Huxley (July 26, 1894–November 22, 1963) was a British writer who authored more than 50 books and a large selection of poetry, stories, articles, philosophical treatises, and screenplays.
Best known for his novels and wide-ranging output of essays, he also published short stories, poetry, travel writing, and film stories and scripts. Through novels and essays, Huxley functioned as an examiner and sometimes critic of social mores, norms and ideals.
A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State's motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY. The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north.
Brave New World (1932) is one of the most bewitching and insidious works of literature ever written. An exaggeration? Tragically, no. Brave New World has come to serve as the false symbol for any regime of universal happiness. For sure, Huxley was writing a satirical piece of fiction, not scientific prophecy.
Aldous Huxley, (born July 26, 1894, Godalming, Surrey, Eng.—died Nov. 22, 1963, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), British novelist and critic. Grandson of T.H. Huxley and brother of Julian Huxley, he was partially blind from childhood.
