Tuesday, January 20, 2009

George Orwell




George Orwell was born on June 25,1903 in eastern India. He was the son of a british colonist, who was a civil servent. George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair. He was educated in Eton, England. Later, he joined the Indian Imperal police. Then he became a british colonist. Between the 1920's and the 1930's, George Orwell considered himself as a socialist. In 1927, he became a writer. In 1933, he wrote a biography called, " Down and Out in Paris and London", which was published. In 1934, he wrote his first novel, "Burmese Days". In 1936, he fought for Spain, as a republicanist against Franco's Nattiolest. He was forced to leave in fear of his life. In 1937, he wrote a book called, "The Road to Wigon Pier". He also wrote a book called, "Animal Farm". George Orwell died in 1950, from a neglected lung disease.

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