Description

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Aldous Huxley, one of the most daring intellectuals of our time, collects in this book two articles about hallucinogenic drugs and their influence on various artistic manifestations, from painting to literature. Through the documentation available in the 1950s and the testimony of doctors and scientists who had experimented with drugs, Huxley recounted the history of peyotl, its social consideration in old American cultures, and recounted his own experiences with hallucinogens. A fundamental work in the debate on drugs.
 

About the Author

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Aldous Huxley trained at Eton and Oxford, made his name with his first predominantly satirical novels, but the success and critical attention came to him with Contrapunto, which was followed by Brave New World, perhaps his most famous work and without a doubt the most disturbing. He spent time writing film scripts in Hollywood, until he returned to the forefront with novels such as The Genius and the Goddess, Time Must Stop, Mono and Essence and The Island. He is also the author of influential essays, including The Perennial Philosophy, The Doors of Perception, New Visit to a Happy World or those gathered in If My Library Burns Tonight.