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Happy Birthday, George Orwell!
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June 25, 2009
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Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 - January 21, 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 opposition to totalitarianism, a
passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism.
Considered "perhaps the 20th century's best chronicler of English culture", he
wrote works in many different genres including novels, essays, polemic
journalism, literary reviews, and poetry.
His most famous works are the satirical novel Animal Farm (1945) and the
dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
Novels:
* Burmese Days (1934)
* A Clergyman's Daughter (1935)
* Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936)
* Coming Up for Air (1939)
* Animal Farm (1945)
* Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
