Quick Facts About George Orwell
- Born
- June 25, 1903
- Died
- January 21, 1950
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Profession
- Novelist, Essayist & Critic
- Notable works
- Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Homage to Catalonia, The Road to Wigan Pier, Down and Out in Paris and London and 7 more
- Known for
- Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Spouse
- Eileen O'Shaughnessy
About George Orwell
Orwell’s other notable titles include Homage to Catalonia, The Road to Wigan Pier, Down and Out in Paris and London, Burmese Days, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Coming Up for Air, A Clergyman’s Daughter, Politics and the English Language, Why I Write, and The Lion and the Unicorn. His clear prose often delivered sharp social criticism and a strong opposition to totalitarianism, reflecting his commitment to democratic socialism. He received the Hugo Award for Best Novella and was later honored in the Prometheus Award Hall of Fame. Orwell married Eileen O'Shaughnessy.
![“The idea that you can somehow remain aloof from and superior to the struggle [World War II], while living on food which British sailors have to risk their lives to bring you, is a bourgeois illusion bred of money and security.” quote by George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7ee/george-orwell-57_life_the-idea-that-you-can-somehow-remain-alo_925003.jpg)
