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Aldous Huxley

* July 26, 1894 in United Kingdom - † November 22, 1963 in United States
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Eyeless in Gaza is a bestselling novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1936. The title originates from a phrase in John Milton's Samson Agonistes: ... Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver; Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless in Gaza at the Mill with slaves ... The title …

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Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics is a book by Aldous Huxley published in 1941. It is a biography of François Leclerc du Tremblay, the French monk who served as advisor to Cardinal de Richelieu. He was also known as Father Joseph and as l'éminence grise; that phrase originally referred to du Tremblay. …

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Heaven and Hell is a philosophical essay by Aldous Huxley published in 1956. Huxley derived the title from William Blake's book The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. The essay discusses the relationship between bright, colorful objects, geometric designs, psychoactives, art, and profound experience. Heaven and Hell …

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Admirável Mundo Novo é um romance distópico escrito por Aldous Huxley e publicado em 1932 que narra um hipotético futuro onde as pessoas são pré-condicionadas biologicamente e condicionadas psicologicamente a viverem em harmonia com as leis e regras sociais, dentro de uma sociedade organizada por castas. A sociedade …

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"Jacob's Hands: A Fable" is a short story written by Aldous Huxley and Christopher Isherwood, originally written for the screen. The manuscript lay hidden in a trunk on the Huxley estate for fifty years before being discovered by actress Sharon Stone in 1997. The story was produced for the CBS Radio series CBS Radio …