George Orwell
George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, India, grew up in a middle-class British family and attended elite schools like Eton. He served in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927, an experience that fueled his critiques of imperialism in works like Burmese Days.
Early Career and Struggles
Orwell resigned from the police to pursue writing, living among the poor in Paris and London, which inspired his debut book Down and Out in Paris and London (1933). He produced novels like A Clergyman's Daughter (1935) and Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936), alongside non-fiction such as The Road to Wigan Pier (1937).
Major Works and Legacy
His time fighting in the Spanish Civil War produced Homage to Catalonia (1938), and his masterpieces Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949) cemented his fame as a critic of totalitarianism. Orwell died of tuberculosis on January 21, 1950, in London, leaving a profound influence on literature and political thought.
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