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Essays

by George Orwell

Narrator Peter Coates

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Length 1 hour 43 minutes

Language English

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"George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form. Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added. What do you think is George Orwell's greatest essay?
Contents:
POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
NOTES ON NATIONALISM (1945)
WHY I WRITE (1946)"

Fiction Essays Apocalyptic & Dystopian Nonfiction

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.