George Orwell
Born
in Motihari, Bihar, India
June 25, 1903
Died
January 21, 1950
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Genre
Influences
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1984
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1322 editions
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published
1949
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Animal Farm
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3673 editions
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published
1945
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Animal Farm / 1984
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307 editions
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published
1949
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Down and Out in Paris and London
477 editions
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published
1933
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Homage to Catalonia
581 editions
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published
1938
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Burmese Days
425 editions
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published
1934
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The Road to Wigan Pier
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442 editions
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published
1937
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
309 editions
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published
1936
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Coming up for Air
314 editions
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published
1938
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Why I Write
58 editions
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published
1946
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Polls
April 2022 Short Story/Novella Poll
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