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2 giorni fa · Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
- 1928–1950
- Eton College
2 giorni fa · George Orwell (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the latter a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule.
- George Orwell wrote the political fable Animal Farm (1944), the anti-utopian novel Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the unorthodox political treatise T...
- George Orwell won scholarships to two of England’s leading schools, Wellington and Eton colleges. He briefly attended the former before transferrin...
- George Orwell was brought up in an atmosphere of impoverished snobbery, first in India and then in England. His father was a minor British official...
- George Orwell wrote two hugely influential novels: Animal Farm (1944), a satire that allegorically depicted Joseph Stalin’s betrayal of the Russian...
7 mag 2024 · Nineteen Eighty-four, novel by George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. His chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books. Concepts such as Big Brother and the Thought Police are instantly recognized.
1 mag 2024 · Ottobre 30, 2020 Ilario Gobbi. Oggi parleremo del mondo tratteggiato nel romanzo 1984, di Eric Arthur Blair, meglio noto come George Orwell. Le Monde lo posiziona al 22º posto della classifica dei 100 migliori libri mai scritti. Orwell, anarchico passato al Partito Operaio di Unione Marxista leninista, trotskista e anti-stalinista, fu vittima ...
9 mag 2024 · George Orwell (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the latter a profound anti- utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule.
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5 giorni fa · George Orwell. (Wikipedia) 16 maggio 2024. |. di Marco Stracquadaini. “Le scimmie predicarono l’ordine nuovo, il regno della pace. E tra i primissimi entusiasti furono la tigre il gatto il...
4 giorni fa · George Orwell wrote, "Psychologically the latter part of Great Expectations is about the best thing Dickens ever did," but, like John Forster and several early 20th century writers, including George Bernard Shaw, felt that the original ending was more consistent with the draft, as well as the natural working out of the tale.
