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Aldous Huxley : selected letters / edited with an introduction by James Sexton
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Aldous Huxley : selected letters / edited with an introduction by James Sexton

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This collection of previously unpublished letters documents the writer's struggle with blindness and his transition from satirist to critic of fascism. The correspondence includes detailed commentary on the theatre and film industries in London, New York, and Hollywood.

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Of the ten thousand letters that Aldous Huxley wrote, only a fraction have been published. Those that were once considered too sensitive for publication can now be included in a wholly new collection. James Sexton's thoughtful selection opens new perspectives on one of the giants of prose. -- publisher

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