George Orwell
1903 – 1950 English writer
The writer whose warnings against tyranny entered everyday language.
- Religion
- Culturally Anglican but personally an unbeliever; his moral passion was political rather than religious.
- Affiliations
- Fought in the Spanish Civil War with a socialist militia. No secret society.
Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, sharp attacks on totalitarianism that gave us terms like Big Brother and doublethink. A democratic socialist, he prized clear language and honest witness. His essays and novels remain touchstones for political freedom.
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- 1949 George Orwell finishes Nineteen Eighty-Four central figure