November 22

Born into a renowned intellectual family in 1894 in Godalming, England, Aldous Huxley published his debut novel Crome Yellow in 1921. He gained fame with Brave New World (1932), a prophetic exploration of a controlled, hedonistic society. Huxley’s work spanned fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, reflecting his interests in metaphysics, consciousness, and human nature. In his later years, he embraced Eastern philosophies and experimented with psychedelic substances, documented in works like The Doors of Perception (1954). A versatile essayist and social critic, Huxley influenced literary and philosophical thought across the 20th century. He passed away on the same day as President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.