aldous huxley

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ALDOUS HUXLEY
THE NOVELIST
ALDOUS HUXLEY
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ALDOUS HUXLEY
THE NOVELIST
D. V. JOG
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13822
Date:
9.9.~
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ALDOUS HUXLEY-THE NOVELIST
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Author:
D. V. Jog
Indian Institute of Technology
Powai, Bombay 76, India
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To
My Guide and Guru
Principal M. G. Bhate
B.Sc. (London), M.A.
with
affection and -regard.

FORE\VORD
DR. D. V. JOG has a keen sensibility and is essentially a humanist.
His approach to the study of Aldous Huxley's literary work is
therefore to understand and interpret the literary art and
spiritual outlook of this great thinker. The critical study of
Aldous Huxley has been attempted by many others. The author
has, however, tried to give, in addition to describing the art
and' style, his own interpretation of the id~ological context of
Huxley's writing and has elucidated the spiritual quest for a
unifying principle which alone can resolve the conflicts of life
at various levels. A contribution like the present one is a ,vel
come step in acquiring a proper perspective towards the
scientific-cum-spiritual framework of Huxley's writing.
S. K. BOSE
Director
Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay.

PREFACE
ALDOUS LEONARD HUXLEY died of cancer at the age of 69, on
22 November 1963. His death coincided with the tragic
assassination of Pres~dent Kennedy. The event which over
shadowed Huxley's death, also, with a strange irony, underlined
the validity of his message.
If the first citizen of the world's most powerful democracy
can fall a victim to raCial hatred, there is certainly a need for a
deeper understanding of the gospel of unity .and sacredness of
human life. This was the message- which Huxley presented
through his brilliant and sustained work. As Sir Julian Huxley,
his distinguished elder brother, writes in a recent article, • he
was the greatest humanist of our age, certainly the one witl;l the
most comprehensive vision '.
The book is based on a Doctoral thesis accepted by the
Bombay University and is pUbHsIled with a few modifications.
Huxley himself ·was not in favour of the formal compilation that
often goes under the name of a thesis. The present approach
is not of a mechanical documentation, nor is it, as Isherwood
humorously puts it, the approach of a star detective offering a
solution to an author's crime. Here is an attempt at under
standing and interpreting a great author to whom human suffer
ing was . suffering, and would not let him rest'.
I am deeply grateful to Dr. Amiya Chakravarty for the support
and appreciation->which he has given to this book in the form
of a beautiful introduction. His kind concern for the book was
a very warm and soul-lifting experience for me. I am equally
grateful to Prof. S. K. Bose, the Director of our Institute, who, in
the midst of his foreign tour, found time to read these pages and .
wrote a brief foreword. I feel privileged and happy about the
blessings given by him.
Messrs. Chatto & Windus, publishers of Aldous Huxley, have
placed me under great obligations by giving permission to quote
from his books. I am greatly conscious of their kind
consideration.
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PREFACE
I received many facilities from the authorities of the
Ramnarain Ruia Col1ege during the. peried of my work. I am
very thankful to them. I am also thankful to Shri D. N.
Marshall, University Librarian, for his prompt and genial help.
. lowe a special debt of gratitude to Principal C. C. Bannerji,
Head, Department of English, Bombay University, for his keen
and continuous interest in the publication of this book.
I have been considerably benefited as a result of my discussions
with scholars belonging to various disciplines. The foremost
among them is Prof. Armando Menezes (Head, Department of
English, Karnatak University), one of the referees for the thesis,
who offered many valuable· suggestions. Dr. C. D. Parikh,
Rector, Bombay University, Shri Pandurangshastri Athavale,
Prof. F. M. Fernandes and Dr. R. A. Sinari are names which
I must mention in this connection.
I am especially thankful to Shri K. R. Samant for the excellent
format of the book.
D. V. JOG
I.I.T: Campus,
Bombay-76.