George Orwell, pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was born in India on June 25, 1903. Orwell gained prominence in the late 1940s as the author of two brilliant satires attacking totalitarianism - Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His complete works, including novels, documentaries, essays, and criticism have since established him as one of the most important and influential authors of the 20th century.

Orwell's novels include: Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), Burmese Days (1934). A Clergyman's Daughter (1935), Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936) and Coming Up for Air (1939). His major works during the 1930's were two documentaries: The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and Homage to Catalonia (1938), which recounts his experiences fighting in the Spanish Civil War. George Orwell died in London in 1950.


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