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George Orwell

George Orwell, originally born as Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense, revolutionary opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism. (Source.)

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Born 25 June 1903
Died 21 January 1950

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  • Cover of: Nineteen eighty-four

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  • Cover of: Animal Farm

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  • Cover of: Burmese days

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  • Cover of: The Road to Wigan Pier

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  • Cover of: Animal Farm and 1984

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  • Cover of: ...Dickens, Dali & others: studies in popular culture

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  • Cover of: The collected essays, journalism, and letters of George Orwell: In front of your nose 1945-1950

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  • Cover of: Inside the whale, and other essays

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  • Cover of: The English people: with 8 plates in colour and 17 illus. in black and white.

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  • Cover of: Orwell, the war commentaries

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  • Cover of: The lion and the unicorn: socialism and the English genius

    First published in 1941 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Penguin complete novels of George Orwell.

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  • Cover of: Shooting an elephant, and other essays

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  • Cover of: Critical essays

    First published in 1946 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: A collection of essays

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  • Cover of: Such, such were the joys

    First published in 1920 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Decline ofthe English murder: and other essays

    First published in 1965 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Collected essays, journalism and letters of George Orwell Volume 1

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  • Cover of: The Orwell reader: fiction, essays, and reportage.

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  • Cover of: Collect Essay Orwell: The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters Of George Orwell, Vol. 4, 1945-1950

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Born 25 June 1903
Died 21 January 1950

Subjects

English literature, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Correspondence, Fiction, Orwell, george, 1903-1950, Classic Literature, Fiction, short stories (single author), Literature, Totalitarianism, English Authors, English essays, Political fiction, Suburban life, Dystopias, English Political fiction, English fiction, Essays, History, History and criticism, Husbands, Man-woman relationships, Middle aged men, short stories, Authors, correspondence, Biography

Places

England, Great Britain, London, Airstrip One, Araby, Araby bazaar, Eastasia, Eurasia, Londres (Inglaterra), Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty, Ministry of Truth, North Richmond Street, Oceania, Records Department, Room 101, London (England), Mallard residence, Spain, United States, Asia, Blackpool, Boston, Burma

People

George Orwell (1903-1950), Aaronson, Ampleforth, Big Brother, Charrington, Emmanuel Goldstein, God, Jones, Julia, Katharine Smith, Leonard Moore, Mangan's sister, Mrs. Parsons, O'Brien, René-Noël Raimbault, Rudyard Kipling, Rutherford, Syme, Thought Police, Tom Parsons, Winston Smith, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards

Time

20th century, 1984, 19th century, 1936-1939, 1600s, 1900-1945, 1912, 1918-1939 r., Antebellum era, Carnival, Civil War

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  • Eric Arthur Blair

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June 29, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
June 29, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
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