Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher, born on 26 July 1894 and passing away on 22 November 1963. He authored nearly 50 books, encompassing both novels and non-fiction works, along with a diverse range of essays, narratives, and poems.

Huxley hailed from the distinguished Huxley family and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with a degree in English literature. His early career saw him publishing short stories, poetry, and editing the literary magazine Oxford Poetry. Later, he expanded his repertoire to include travel writing, satire, and screenplays.

In 1937, Huxley relocated to Los Angeles, United States, where he lived until his death. Widely recognized as a leading intellectual of his era, he was nominated nine times for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.

Huxley was a pacifist and took a keen interest in philosophical mysticism and universalism. He explored these themes in works like The Perennial Philosophy (1945) and The Doors of Perception (1954), the latter detailing his personal psychedelic experiences with mescaline. His most acclaimed novel, Brave New World (1932), presents a dystopian vision, while his final novel, Island (1962), offers a utopian perspective.