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George Orwell (1903-1950) |
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George Orwell is the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair. Orwell was born in Motihari, India and went to college at Eton College
in England. He served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922-1927.
He then began to strive to become a writer. However, he struggled in poverty for many years, and fell in poor health while living first in London, then in Paris. Down in Out in Paris and London(1933) chronicled the experiences of the poor and destitute. In 1936, Orwell fought in the Spanish Civil War. Homage to Catalonia(1938) movingly describes this period. Orwell was resolutely imposed to imperialism and totalitarianism. In Burmese Days(1934), he makes his ani-imperialist views known. The classic allegorical fable Animal Farm(1945) describes the dangers of communism and marxism. Nineteen eighty-four(1949) is a terrifying account of possible future totalitarianism, with the omnipresent "Big Brother" always watching. George Orwell died of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis in 1950. Reading George Orwell remains inspirational for many, combining wonderful prose with themes of freedom and independence. Primary Source: Microsoft Encarta | 
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