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George Orwell

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born
in Motihari, Bihar, India
June 25, 1903

died
January 21, 1950

gender
male

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Charles Reade, G...more


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Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language, and a belief in democratic socialism.

Considered perhaps the twentieth century's best chronicler of English culture, Orwell wrote fiction, polemical journalism, literary criticism and poetry. He is best known for the dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (published in 1949) and the satirical novella "Animal Farm" (1945)—they have together sold more copies than any two books by any other twentieth-century author. His 1938 book "Homage to Catalonia", an account of his experience...more


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Animal Farm
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Animal Farm & 1984
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 27,937 ratings — published 1945 — 29 editions
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Down and Out in Paris and L...
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 17,222 ratings — published 1933 — 32 editions
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Homage to Catalonia
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Burmese Days
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 5,837 ratings — published 1934 — 63 editions
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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The Road to Wigan Pier
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 3,739 ratings — published 1937 — 45 editions
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Shooting an Elephant
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Coming Up for Air
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Quotes by George Orwell

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”
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“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, 1984
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