Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen name George Orwell, was a British writer who was born on 25 June 1903 and passed away on 21 January 1950. He was a novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic, with his pen name being influenced by River Orwell. Orwell's writing is known for its clear style, criticism of society, opposition to totalitarianism in all forms, and advocacy for democratic socialism.
 Orwell's most famous works include the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), but he also wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism.Â
His non-fiction publications, such as The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and Homage to Catalonia (1938), widely praised for documenting his experiences in working-class life in northern England and soldiering for the Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War, are highly esteemed like his essays on politics, literature, language, and culture.
