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Includes the author's views on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising and government control. This book appeals for the defence of relevant individualism.Read more
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| Description | |
| Includes the author's views on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising and government control. This book appeals for the defence of relevant individualism. | |
| Key Features | |
| Author(s) | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Date of Publication | 02/09/2004 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-10 | 0099458233 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780099458234 |
| Subject | Social Studies: General |
| Publication Data | |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Country of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Imprint | Vintage |
| Content Note | Illustrations |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 134 g |
| Width | 129 mm |
| Height | 198 mm |
| Spine | 12 mm |
| Credits | |
| Introduction by | David Bradshaw |
| Editorial Details | |
| Format Details | B-format paperback |
| Description | |
| Author Biography | Aldous Huxley was born on 26th July 1894 near Godalming, Surrey. He began writing poetry and short stories in his early twenties, but it was his first novel, Crome Yellow (1921), which established his literary reputation. This was swiftly followed by Antic Hay (1923), Those Barren Leaves (1925) and Point Counter Point (1928) - bright, brilliant satires in which Huxley wittily but ruthlessly passed judgement on the shortcomings of contemporary society. The great novels of ideas, including his most famous work Brave New World (published in 1932 this warned against the dehumanising aspects of scientific and material 'progress') and the pacifist novel Eyeless in Gaza (1936) were accompanied by a series of wise and brilliant essays, collected in volume form under titles such as Music at Night (1931) and Ends and Means (1937). In 1937, at the height of his fame, Huxley left Europe to live in California, working for a time as a screenwriter in Hollywood. As the West braced itself for war, Huxley came increasingly to believe that the key to solving the world's problems lay in changing the individual through mystical enlightenment. The exploration of the inner life through mysticism and hallucinogenic drugs was to dominate his work for the rest of his life. His beliefs found expression in both fiction (Time Must Have a Stop, 1944 and Island, 1962) and non-fiction (The Perennial Philosophy, 1945, Grey Eminence, 1941 and the famous account of his first mescalin experience, The Doors of Perception, 1954. Huxley died in California on 22nd November 1963. |
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