''Little Mexican'' (titled ''Young Archimedes'' in the U.S.) (1924),

Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxle ...

's third collection of short fiction, consists of the following six short stories: *"Uncle Spencer" *"Little Mexican" *"Hubert and Minnie" *"Fard" *"The Portrait" *"Young Archimedes" "Young Archimedes" was adapted into a film,

Prelude to Fame ''Prelude to Fame'' is a 1950 British drama film set in Italy, directed by Fergus McDonell and starring Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron and Kathleen Ryan. It is based on the 1924 story "Young Archimides" by Aldous Huxley, about a mathematical prodi ...

in 1950 and an Italian film, ''

Il piccolo Archimede ''Il piccolo Archimede'' (internationally released as ''The Little Archimedes'') is a 1979 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Gianni Amelio. It is an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's short story " The Young Archimedes" (1924). For her ...

'', in 1979.

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