George Orwell Facts:
George real name is actually Eric Arthur Blair but is Orwell for his “writing name”.
He was born in India but moved back to England after a year of his birth.
His famous books were Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Animal Farm was published in 1946.
It has a book and a movie.
Time magazine nominated it in the top 100 English novels.
The book reflects the events of the Russian Revolution.
His first major work was Down and Out in Paris and London (1933)
Orwell was a very clever lad.
He fought in the Spanish Civil War for the Republicans.
He hated the British Empire
He was said to be a big hypocrite
He died on January 21st 1950 in London.
September 9, 2013 at 10:30 pm
Sam,
An interesting array of facts, that will provide some context for the novel.
What do you think are the most significant of the facts gathered here? Why?
What else do you know about the Russian revolution? What can you find out?