Historical Figure
George Orwell
d. 1950
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
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Key Dates
Death
1950 January 21, 1950 →Biography
Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
Timeline
George Orwell publica Homenaje a Cataluña, en el que relata su propia experiencia durante la guerra civil española (1936-1939).
April 25 →George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United States
June 8 →en Nueva York (Estados Unidos), la novela 1984, del británico George Orwell (45) es nombrada Libro del Año en los EE. UU. En esa novela, Orwell ―que había sido corresponsal en la Segunda Guerra Mundial para el periódico estadounidense Observer― crea el escenario de un mundo totalitario.
June 13 →More from the Postwar
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