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George Orwell (1903-1950), real name Eric Arthur Blair, was one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century. A journalist, social commentator, prolific essayist and novelist, known for his satirical wit and socio-political focus, he is most famous for his political allegory Animal Farm and his dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. His writing is read and studied around the world, and has inspired plays, films and generations of readers. He died in London in 1950.My favourite book is <i>1984 . . . </i>More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of
- Jo Brand,
His final masterpiece . . . enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history
* New York Review of Books *
The book of the twentieth century . . . haunts us with an ever-darker relevance
* Independent *
Orwell remains the most indispensable English writer of his period
* Observer *
One of the most influential English writers of the twentieth century
- Robert McCrum, * Observer *
Many writers and journalists have tried to imitate his particular kind of clarity without possessing anything like his moral authority
- Peter Ackroyd, * The Times *
Matchlessly sharp and fresh . . . The clearest and most compelling English prose style this century
- John Carey, * Sunday Times *
Orwell's innocent eye was often devastatingly perceptive . . . a man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what he saw, in admirable prose
* Evening Standard *
The great moral force of his age . . . It is impossible not to be elated by his literary and political writing . . . the most lovable of writers, someone whose books can make the reader long for his company
* Spectator *