Orwell is best known for his allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), although his works also encompass literary criticism, poetry, …

Oct 3, 2025 · George Orwell (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels …

Aug 1, 2025 · George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic best known for his books Animal Farm and 1984. He was a man of strong opinions …

George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, and critic most famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). The following biography was written by D.J. …

Oct 12, 2025 · George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term "Orwellian." A new documentary called "Orwell: …

4 days ago · George Orwell was dying when he wrote 1984 in the late 1940s on the desolate Isle of Jura in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. Tuberculosis ravaged his body, and typing thousands of …

Oct 10, 2025 · From their first time reading Orwell's "1984" to what the term "Orwellian" means, five authors share thoughts on censorship and book bans in the US.

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels, 1984 and Animal Farm, foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (I Am …

According to Newsweek, Orwell "was the finest journalist of his day and the foremost architect of the English essay since Hazlitt." Contemporary readers are more often introduced to Orwell as …

Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was a British essayist, journalist, and novelist. Orwell is most famous for his dystopian works of fiction, Animal Farm and …