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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English 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 (both authoritarian communism and fascism), and support of democratic socialism.
In Front of Your Nose, 1945–1950; The Complete Works of George Orwell is a twenty-volume series, with the first nine being devoted to the non-fiction books and novels and the final eleven volumes entitled: A Kind of Compulsion: 1903–1936; Facing Unpleasant Facts: 1937–1939; A Patriot After All: 1940–1941; All Propaganda Is Lies: 1941–1942
June 25 – George Orwell, English novelist and journalist (died 1950) [6] July 3 – Oliver Stonor, English novelist (died 1987) July 10 – John Wyndham, English science fiction writer (died 1969) [7] September 5 – János Kemény, American-born Transylvanian Hungarian writer (died 1971)
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author.His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense dislike of totalitarianism, and a passion for clarity in language.
There may be no one who can say "I told you so" better than George Orwell, who was born today, June 25th in 1903. In Orwell's novel "1984" — which was published in 1949 — the English author ...
The Orwell Society is a literary society and a UK registered charity. It was founded in 2011 with the aim of promoting the understanding and appreciation of the life and work of George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair 1903–1950). Its patron is Richard Blair, George Orwell's adopted son.
January 21 – George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair), English novelist (tuberculosis, born 1903) [12] February 7 – D. K. Broster, English historical novelist (born 1877) February 13 – Rafael Sabatini, Italian-born English-language novelist (born 1875) February 24 – Irving Bacheller, American journalist and novelist (born 1859)
George Orwell (1903–1950) Aldo Palazzeschi (1885–1974) Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) Boris Pasternak (1890–1960) Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880–1962) Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935) Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) Andrei Platonov (1899–1951) Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980) Ezra Pound (1885–1972) Anthony Powell (1905-2000) John Cowper ...