Fifty Essays

By George Orwell

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George Orwell was one of the most famous authors of the 20th century.  Orwell’s classics such as Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm are still widely read throughout the world.  Orwell’s works regarding social injustice and totalitarianism remain influential.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charles River Editors
• Release date: Mar 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9781518348723

George Orwell

George Orwell (1903–1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of 1984 (1949), which brought him worldwide fame.