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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.
The Complete Works of George Orwell – Volume 13: All Propaganda Is Lies: 1941–1942: Book 1986 — Published by Secker and Warburg in 1986, later reprinted in 1999; volumes one to nine are reprintings of Orwell's non-fiction books and novels The Complete Works of George Orwell – Volume 14: Keeping Our Little Corner Clean: 1942–1943: Book ...
George Orwell, pen name of English author Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), who took his name after the river Orwell Orwellian, the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified; Sonia Orwell (1918–1980), second wife of George Orwell; Orwell, a pen name for the poet and hymnwriter Walter Chalmers Smith
George Orwell on Screen: Adaptations, Documentaries and Docudramas on Film and Television is a book-length comprehensive exploration written by British writer and journalist David Ryan, delving into the cinematic and televisual adaptations of the works of British author and essayist George Orwell. It was published by McFarland & Company in 2018 ...
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 ...
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.
6. “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” 7. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” 8. “In the face of pain there are no heroes.”
Having sold his business in 2008, Blair dedicated his time to preserving the memory of his father, George Orwell, which he continues today. [7] At the beginning of 2009, Blair published his first account of his life with his father, [ 5 ] and spoke publicly for the first time about his childhood, in an interview with D.J. Taylor at the Sunday ...