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George Orwell

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Gender Male
Death74 years ago
Date of birth June 25,1903
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Motihari
India
Date of died January 21,1950
DiedUniversity College Hospital
London
United Kingdom
Essays Shooting an Elephant
Why I Write
A Hanging
Height 188 (cm)
Job Author
Journalist
Poet
Critic
Novelist
Essayist
Education Eton College
Wellington College
St Cyprian's School
Movies/Shows Animal Farm
Nineteen Eighty-Four
A Merry War
1984: A Personal View of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty Four'
Anno Schmidt
Shooting an Elephant
Four Episodes from 1984
1984
Awards Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella
Full nameEric Arthur Blair
Spouse Sonia Orwell
Eileen Blair
NationalityBritish
English
Parents Richard Walmesley Blair
Ida Mabel Blair
Children Richard Blair
Influencee Ray Bradbury
Albert Camus
Margaret Atwood
Influences Aldous Huxley
Leon Trotsky
H. G. Wells
Charles Dickens
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Yevgeny Zamyatin
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Why I Write
Down and Out in Paris and London
Burmese Days
The Road to Wigan Pier
A Hanging
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
A Clergyman's Daughter
Coming Up for Air
The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius
Such, Such Were the Joys
The Penguin essays of George Orwell
As I Please
A collection of essays
The Complete Works of George Orwell
All art is propaganda
Notes on Nationalism
George Orwell
Inside the Whale
Facing Unpleasant Facts
Inside the Whale and Other Essays
Decline of the English Murder
Critical Essays
Books v. Cigarettes
The Prevention of Literature
Orwell in Spain
Some Thoughts on the Common Toad
Dickens, Dali and Others
The Art of Donald McGill
In Defence of English Cooking
A Kind of Compulsion
Animal Farm: Burmese Days ; A Clergyman's Daughter ; Coming Up for Air ; Keep the Aspidistra Flying ; Nineteen Eighty-four
A Nice Cup of Tea
Shooting an Elephant: and other essays
Fighting in Spain
A Life in Letters
Orwell, the war commentaries
Seeing Things as They Are: Selected Journalism and Other Writings
Orwell on Truth
Nineteen Eighty‑Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Animal Farm
Homage to Catalonia
Politics and the English Language
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Animal Farm
Homage to Catalonia
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George Orwell Life story


Eric Arthur Blair was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.

Early Life

George orwell was born eric arthur blair on june 25. 1903 in motihari. Bihar. India to richard walmesley blair and ida mable limonzin. He was the second of trhee children.

Education

He attended eton college and later joined the indian imperial police force in burma. He resgined in 1927 and returnde to england. Where he attended university college. London.

Writing Career

In 1933. Orwell began his career as a rwiter with the publication of his first book. Down and out in paris and london. He went on to write several more books. Including animal farm. Nineeten eighty-four and homage to catalonia.

Political Activism

Orwell was a strong believer in democracy and justice and was an advocate for the working class. He worte extensively on the subjects of social injustice. Poverty and niequality.

Impact

Orewll s writings have had a lasting impact on literature. Politics and language. His books are widely read and studied. And his famous phrase "big brother is watching you" is used to describe the surveillance state.

Death

Geogre orwell died of tuberculosis on january 21. 1950 in london. England.

Famous Quotes

Some of orwlel s most famous quotes include "whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible," "war is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength," and "political langugae is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable. "

Important Event

In 1945. Orwell s boko animal farm was published. Providing a scathing critique of totalitarianism that resonated wtih readers around the world.

Interesting Fact

George orwlel was posthumously awarded a pulitzer prize for animal farm in 2007. More than 50 years after his death.

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