Mortal Coils View By Aldous Huxley
| Title | : | Mortal Coils |
| Author | : | Aldous Huxley |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 224 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0809592320 |
Aldous Huxley 1894 1963 , the world famous author of BRAVE NEW WORLD, was one of the great literary visionaries of the 20th century The grandson of Thomas H, Huxley Darwin s famous defender , he was born in England and educated at Eton and Oxford He traveled widely in his youth and lived in Italy for a while in the 1920s He began his literary career with poetry and cr Aldous Huxley 1894 1963 , the world famous author of BRAVE NEW WORLD, was one of the great literary visionaries of the 20th century The grandson of Thomas H, Huxley Darwin s famous defender , he was born in England and educated at Eton and Oxford He traveled widely in his youth and lived in Italy for a while in the 1920s He began his literary career with poetry and critical essays, then turned to novels Having been born just too late to participate in World War I, he was able, in his early works, such as CROME YELLOW 1921 , ANTIC HAY 1923 , THOSE BARREN LEAVES 1925 , and POINT COUNTER POINT 1928 , to perfectly capture a sense of purposeless aftermath which resonated strongly in British society at the time A satirical strain already evident manifested itself spectacularly in BRAVE NEW WORLD 1932 , after which much of his work began to show a fantastic or speculative cast, including AFTER MANY A SUMMER DIES THE SWAN about immortality, 1939 , TIMES MUST HAVE A STOP 1944 , and APE AND ESSENCE a dystopia, 1948 ISLAND, his last work, published in 1962, is a utopia Late in life he developed an increasing disdain for Western society and an interest in Eastern mysticism and in the possibilities of psychedelic drugs, which he described in THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION 1954 MORTAL COILS is a short story collection from Huxley s early period, including one of his most popular stories, The Gioconda Smile
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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 es 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 s, 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 widely acknowledged as one of the pre eminent intellectuals of his time 
Brave New World
Brave New World / Brave New World Revisited
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
Island
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Aldous Huxley 1894 1963 , the world famous author of BRAVE NEW WORLD, was one of the great literary visionaries of the 20th century The grandson of Th
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