George Orwell, originally born as Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense, revolutionary opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism. (Source.)
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British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
| Born | 25 June 1903 |
| Died | 21 January 1950 |
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George Orwell
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British writer and journalist (1903–1950)
| Born | 25 June 1903 |
| Died | 21 January 1950 |
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- Amazon ID: B000AQ0KKY
- BookBrainz: 606e3f0b-4a73-40a9-8b1e-79e30139f47f
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- ISNI: 0000000121441305
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118590359
- IMDb: nm0000567
- Library of Congress Names: n79058639
- LibraryThing: orwellgeorge
- LibriVox: 1537
- MusicBrainz: 3705ef0e-1de7-42cf-a1ea-334e1128b1f7
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000470
- Storygraph: 7260bc5d-c5c2-4a69-904e-7bd71349372b
- VIAF: 95155403
- Wikidata: Q3335
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- Eric Arthur Blair
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