Author

Books by Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) was a British novelist, essayist, and philosopher best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World (1932). Born into a distinguished scientific and literary family, he turned increasingly toward mysticism and consciousness studies in the second half of his life. The Perennial Philosophy (1945), The Doors of Perception (1954), and his final novel Island (1962) reflect his sustained inquiry into contemplative practice, psychedelic experience, and the question of how human civilization might be reorganized around deeper forms of awareness. He died on November 22, 1963, the same day as C. S. Lewis and John F. Kennedy.