AuthorHouse UK, in its series of guest articles, today salutes the great author Eric Arthur Blair, or rather how he is better known, George Orwell, is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest English novelists ever. He also wrote literary criticism, poetry, essays and produced passionate journalism during his days in Paris and working for the London Adelphi and the left-wing Tribune.
Considered by many to be the first half of the 20th century’s best chronicler of English society, Orwell was ranked by TheTimes in 2008 as second on a list of The 50 Greatest British Writers since 1945.
His Published Books
He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm, published in 1945 and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, released in 1949, which have together have sold more copies than any two books by any other 20th-century author.
His book Homage to Catalonia (1938), a story of his adventures during the Spanish Civil War, his earlier works, Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936) and The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), which caused him to be watched by the Special Branch, are all widely acclaimed, as are his numerous essays on politics, culture, English language and literature.
Throughout all of his work, which is clearly marked by its clarity, intelligence and wit, but more so it’s his awareness of social injustice, his opposition to totalitarianism and belief in democratic socialism that burns throughout the pages of his books and other writing.
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