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George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.

Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism. He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, are widely acclaimed, as are his essays on politics, literature, language, and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

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George Orwell - Articles (4 items)

Photo: Why George Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after 'Animal Farm' Why George Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after 'Animal Farm'
AlterNet - Thu Aug 12, 2021
Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell's “Animal Farm" was published in the United States. More»

Photo: China bans George Orwell's Animal Farm and letter 'N' China bans George Orwell's Animal Farm and letter 'N'
The Independent - Sun Mar 4, 2018
The Chinese government has banned George Orwell's dystopian satirical novella Animal Farm and the letter 'N' in a wide-ranging online censorship crackdown. More»

Hate Propaganda Has Asymmetrical Power in an Open Society
AlterNet - Sat Oct 29, 2016
When George Orwell contemplated trends toward tyranny in 1984, he saw a world where truths were violently obliterated to leave Big Brother's lies unchallenged. More»

Photo: "Big Brother" Watched George Orwell "Big Brother" Watched George Orwell
AFP - Mon Sep 3, 2007
LONDON - The MI5 intelligence agency kept tabs on George Orwell for more than two decades but did not believe he was a mainstream communist, according to records made public on Tuesday. More»

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1984
by George Orwell
Animal Farm
by George Orwell

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