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Real name Eric Blair, George Orwell (1903-1950) was the one of the most influential authors in the English language.

A socialist all his life, but his views changed somewhat over time and his dislike of Soviet communism was very clear. Orwell, a journalist, participated in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the Republicans, serving in the party militia of the P.O.U.M. or Party of Marxist Worker's Unification ^[1], and even got shot in the throat (an experience that he would go on to describe as "interesting"). His works tend to be considered cynical. The term "Orwellian" is named after his famous works of dystopian fiction, particularly Nineteen Eighty-Four.

His most famous works are:

Animal Farm
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Homage to Catalonia - an autobiographical account of his experiences in Spain.
Politics and the English Language - A hugely influential non-fiction essay.

George Orwell is the Trope Maker for:

Several additional tropes were inspired by Newspeak, including:

George Orwell is the Trope Namer for:

↑ Note that he didn't care for the POUM's ideology very much - he only ended up in its militia because he had come to Spain via the British ILP, which was affiliated with the POUM

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-Real name Eric Blair, George Orwell was the one of the most influential authors in the English language.
+Real name Eric Blair, George Orwell (1903-1950) was the one of the most influential authors in the English language.
 A socialist all his life, but his views changed somewhat over time and his dislike of Soviet communism was ''very'' clear. Orwell, a journalist, participated in the Spanish Civil War [[Doomed Moral Victor|on the side of the Republicans]], serving in the party militia of the P.O.U.M. or Party of Marxist Worker's Unification <ref>Note that he didn't care for the POUM's ideology very much - he only ended up in its militia because he had come to Spain via the British ILP, which was affiliated with the POUM</ref>, and even got ''shot in the throat'' ([[Only a Flesh Wound|an experience that he would go on to describe as "interesting"]]). [[Deadpan Snarker|His works]] [[Crapsack World|tend to be]] [[Black and Gray Morality|considered cynical.]] The term "Orwellian" is named after his famous works of [[Crapsack World|dystopian]] fiction, particularly ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.