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George Orwell
Life:
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Pen Name Origin: Chose "George Orwell" in 1933, inspired by the River Orwell in East Anglia, symbolizing a shift in lifestyle towards literary and political rebellion.
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Birth: 1903 in Bengal, son of a minor official in the Indian Colonial Administration.
Upbringing: Raised in an atmosphere of impoverished snobbery, described as "Landless Gentry".
Education: Sent to school in Britain in 1911 due to family's inability to afford public school fees. Won scholarships to leading schools.
Eton: Attended from 1917 to 1921, taught by Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New World".
School Experience: Unhappy due to poverty, isolated himself, developed hatred for brutality and tyranny.
Works
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Homage to Catalonia: Describes his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, highlighting the Republican struggle and the encroaching totalitarianism.
Post-Eton:
Imperial Police: Joined in India but resigned after five years, disillusioned.
Paris: Lived in poverty, did various jobs, embraced anarchism.
Spanish Civil War: Went as a reporter in 1937, joined Republican Brigade, wounded, fled from communists, developed lifelong dread of communism and totalitarianism.
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