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Aldous Huxley

Born

in Godalming, Surrey, England, The United Kingdom

July 26, 1894

Died

November 22, 1963

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

Influences

H.G. Wells, William Blake, Dickens, Krishnamurti, Julian Huxley, Thom ...more

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Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems.
Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with a degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times, and was e ...more

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Aldous Huxley’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 2,478,425 ratings · 79,469 reviews · 982 distinct works • Similar authors

	Brave New World 3.98 avg rating — 2,094,627 ratings — published 1932 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley, Christopher Hitchens (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 172,107 ratings — published 1932 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.90 avg rating — 76,199 ratings — published 1956 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.85 avg rating — 36,305 ratings — published 1962 — 216 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.94 avg rating — 22,773 ratings — published 1958 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.86 avg rating — 12,290 ratings — published 1928 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.42 avg rating — 9,000 ratings — published 1921 — 984 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.12 avg rating — 6,546 ratings — published 1945 — 161 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.72 avg rating — 6,347 ratings — published 1948 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Devils of Loudun 3.86 avg rating — 3,597 ratings — published 1952 — 143 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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