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George Orwell (pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) was an English novelist and essayist known for his criticism against totalitarianism and support of democratic socialism.
George Orwell was a British novelist, essayist, and critic. He is best known for his iconic novels 'Animal Farm' and '1984', both of which have been highly acclaimed for their allegorical critiques of government and totalitarianism. He is regarded by some as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1903</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>George Orwell is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On June 25, 1903, George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) was born in Motihari, Bengal, India.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1922</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Attends Eton College</div><div class='timeline-text'>Attends Eton College on a scholarship and meets Aldous Huxley.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1927</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Begins Writing Career</div><div class='timeline-text'>Orwell begins his career as a writer and publishes his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1933</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes Burmese Days</div><div class='timeline-text'>Publishes Burmese Days, a semi-autobiographical novel about his experiences in British Burma.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1937</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes Homage to Catalonia</div><div class='timeline-text'>Publishes Homage to Catalonia, his nonfiction account of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1945</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes Animal Farm</div><div class='timeline-text'>Publishes Animal Farm, an allegorical novella that critiques Soviet communism. </div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1949</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes 1984</div><div class='timeline-text'>Publishes 1984, a dystopian novel about a totalitarian government that controls its citizens' lives.</div></div></div>
<div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>1.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Wrote Under Pseudonyms</h3><p class='facts-text'>George Orwell wrote under several pseudonyms, including Eric Blair, John Freeman and H. Lewis Allways.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>2.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Was a Colonial Policeman in Burma</h3><p class='facts-text'>Before becoming a novelist, George Orwell served as a colonial policeman in Burma from 1922 to 1927.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>3.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Worked as a Dishwasher in France</h3><p class='facts-text'>During his two years in Paris, George Orwell worked as a dishwasher in a French hotel.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>4.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Published Nineteen Eighty-Four Under Pen Name</h3><p class='facts-text'>George Orwell's most famous novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, was published under the pen name of "George Orwell".</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>5.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Fought in the Spanish Civil War</h3><p class='facts-text'>George Orwell fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side in 1937.</p></div></div>
George Orwell (1903-1950) was an Indian-born British novelist and political satirist best known for his classics 1984 and Animal Farm. He was born on June 25, 1903 and died on January 21, 1950 at the age of 46. He is remembered for his penetrating analysis of the abuses of power and implying warnings of the potential dangers of authoritarian regimes.
