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{{Infobox_character|name = George Orwell|image = Georgeorwell.jpg|imagecaption = A photo of Orwell, c. 1940, digitally-coloured|birthDate = 25th of June, 1903|birthPlace = Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India, (present-day East Champaran, Bihar, India)|deathDate = 21st of January, 1950|deathPlace = University College Hospital, London, England}}'''Eric Arthur Blair''', known by his pen-name '''George Orwell''' was a journalist and author who wrote detailed criticisms of totalitarian regime and advocated for [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]].  
'''Eric Arthur Blair''', known by his pen-name '''George Orwell''' was a journalist and author who wrote detailed criticisms of totalitarian regime and advocated for [[Anarchism|anarchism]].  


== Life ==
== Life ==
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== References ==


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Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen-name George Orwell was a journalist and author who wrote detailed criticisms of totalitarian regime and advocated for anarchism.

Life

Family

Orwell's family came from the British aristocracy, often being landlords over slave plantations in the Caribbean. His family moved to India and Burma and worked as police officers.[1]

Childhood

Radicalisation

Political Activities

Personal Life

Death

Orwell was almost killed and heavily injured in a disastrous boating trip off the coast of Scotland, and was soon diagnosed with tuberculosis in late 1947. He spent time in various sanitariums and hospitals while writing Nineteen Eighty-Four and receiving medicine. An artery inside him burst in the early morning, killing him.[2]

Ideas

Language

Doublethink

Unperson

Thought Crime

Big Brother

Thought Police

Quotes

Works

References