Aldous Huxley

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born

in Godalming, Surrey, England, The United Kingdom

July 26, 1894

died

November 22, 1963

gender

male

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http://huxleyonhuxley.com/about/aldous-huxley/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death in 1963. 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 his novels and essays Huxley functioned as an examiner and sometimes critic of social mores, norms and ideals. Huxley was a humanist but was also interested towards the end of his life in spiritual subjects such as parapsychology and philosophical mysticism. By the end of his life Huxley was considered, in some academic circles, a leader of modern thought and an in...more

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Aldous Huxley's Books

Average rating: 3.90 · 624,544 ratings · 12,299 reviews · 119 distinct works · Similar authors

	Brave New World 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 549,806 ratings — published 1932 — 293 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley, Christopher Hitchens (Foreword) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 29,897 ratings — published 1932	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 13,660 ratings — published 1954 — 41 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 7,312 ratings — published 1962 — 61 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brave New World Revisited 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 5,198 ratings — published 1958 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Point Counter Point 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 3,935 ratings — published 1928 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crome Yellow 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 2,153 ratings — published 1921 — 79 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ape and Essence 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 1,723 ratings — published 1948 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doors of Perception 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,655 ratings — published 1954 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perennial Philosophy 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 1,349 ratings — published 1944 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Aldous Huxley

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29

tags: fact, ignorance, truth

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“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
― Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other Essays

tags: music

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“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.”
― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

tags: reading, words, writing

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