George Orwell
Born in 1903
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Fiction
Journalism
Politics
George Orwell , born Eric Arthur Blair, was an English author and journalist known for his sharp social commentary and opposition to totalitarianism.
He drew from his experiences as a colonial police officer in Burma and fighting in the Spanish Civil War to inform his writing.
Orwell's most famous works, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, have become cultural touchstones, while his essays on politics and language continue to be influential.
Despite a relatively short career cut short by tuberculosis, Orwell's impact on literature and political discourse has been profound and long-lasting.
Books by George Orwell

Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell
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1938
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232 pages
4.09
67.2K ratings
History
Politics
Classics

Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell
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1949
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400 pages
4.3
209.3K ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature

Animal Farm
by George Orwell
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1945
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141 pages
4.0
4.3M ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy

1984
by George Orwell
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1949
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328 pages
4.2
5.1M ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia

Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
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1933
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213 pages
4.09
96.1K ratings
Classics
Memoir
Biography

Books v. Cigarettes
by George Orwell
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1946
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126 pages
3.83
8.2K ratings
Essays
Classics
Philosophy