Books by George Orwell
Lived: 1903–1950
Nationality: British
Gender: male
Catalog: 26 books
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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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell · 1948 · 36 lists
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Animal Farm
George Orwell · 1945 · 15 lists
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Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell · 1938 · 3 lists
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Burmese Days
George Orwell · 1934 · 2 lists
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Collected Essays of George Orwell
George Orwell · 1968 · 1 list
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Coming Up for Air
George Orwell · 1939 · 1 list
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Inside the Whale and Other Essays
George Orwell · 1962 · 1 list
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
George Orwell · 1936 · 1 list
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Essays
George Orwell · 2003
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Why I Write
George Orwell · 1946
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