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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British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
| Born | 25 June 1903 |
| Died | 21 January 1950 |
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George Orwell
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British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
| Born | 25 June 1903 |
| Died | 21 January 1950 |
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English literature, Orwell, george, 1903-1950, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Correspondence, Totalitarianism, History, Literature, English Authors, Political science, English essays, Authors, english, English language, Literature, history and criticism, Politics and government, Fiction, general, Personal narratives, Social conditions, Authors, biography, Biography, Classic Literature, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Homelessness, DystopiasPlaces
England, Great Britain, London, Spain, London (England), Londres (Inglaterra), France, Ministry of Truth, Paris, Paris (France), Room 101, Airstrip One, Araby, Araby bazaar, Eastasia, Eurasia, Mallard residence, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty, North Richmond Street, Oceania, Records Department, Catalonia, Catalonia (Spain)People
George Orwell (1903-1950), Big Brother, Winston Smith, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Thought Police, Aaronson, Ampleforth, Brently Mallard, Charrington, Emmanuel Goldstein, God, Jones, Josephine, Julia, Katharine Smith, Leonard Moore, Louise Mallard, Mangan's sister, Mrs. Parsons, O'Brien, René-Noël Raimbault, Richards, Rudyard Kipling, Rutherford, SymeTime
20th century, 1931-1939, Civil War, 1936-1939, 1936-1939, 1984, 19th century, 1930's, 1600s, 1900-1945, 1912, 1918-1939 r., 1933-1945, 1945-1955, 19e siècle, 20e siècle, Antebellum era, Carnival, Civil War, There is no time because self discovery takes place all the time.ID Numbers
- OLID: OL118077A
- Amazon ID: B000AQ0KKY
- BookBrainz: 606e3f0b-4a73-40a9-8b1e-79e30139f47f
- GoodReads: 3706
- ISNI: 0000000121441305
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118590359
- IMDb: nm0000567
- Library of Congress Names: n79058639
- LibraryThing: orwellgeorge
- LibriVox: 1537
- MusicBrainz: 3705ef0e-1de7-42cf-a1ea-334e1128b1f7
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000470
- Storygraph: 7260bc5d-c5c2-4a69-904e-7bd71349372b
- VIAF: 95155403
- Wikidata: Q3335
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q3335
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Alternative names
- Eric Arthur Blair
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