George Orwell
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| - | '''Eric Arthur Blair''' ([[25 June]] [[1903]] – [[21 January]] [[1950]]), better known by the [[pen name]] '''George Orwell''', was an English author and [[journalism|journalist]]. Noted as a novelist, critic, political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired [[English language|English-language]] [[essayist]]s of the [[20th century]]. He is best known for two [[novel]]s critical of [[totalitarianism]] in general, and [[Stalinism]] in particular: ''[[Animal Farm]]'' and ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. Both were written and published toward the end of his life.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Eric Arthur Blair''' ([[25 June]] [[1903]] – [[21 January]] [[1950]]), better known by the [[pen name]] '''George Orwell''', was an English author and [[journalism|journalist]]. Noted as a novelist, critic, political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired [[English language|English-language]] [[essayist]]s of the [[20th century]]. He is best known for two [[novel]]s critical of [[totalitarianism]] in general, and [[Stalinism]] in particular: ''[[Animal Farm]]'' and ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. Both were written and published toward the end of his life.{{GFDL}} |
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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. Noted as a novelist, critic, political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels critical of totalitarianism in general, and Stalinism in particular: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both were written and published toward the end of his life.
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