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Why I Write

Why do writers write? In this candid and insightful essay, George Orwell reflects on the personal and political forces that shaped his work. Tracing his development from childhood ambition to fierce opposition against tyranny, he reveals the motivations behind his most famous books and the moral urgency that drives all great writing. Why I Write is both a personal confession and a timeless meditation on the power of words.

GEORGE ORWELL was born in India in 1903 and passed away in London in 1950. As a journalist, critic, and author, he was a sharp commentator on his era and its political conditions and consequences.


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  • George Orwell

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    George Orwell

    George Orwell, the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, was born in Bengal, India, in 1903. He was educated at Eton, became a policeman in Burma but suffered and studied poverty. His great works, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, are a product of his hatred of totalitarianism. His legacy of writing and political thought is much admired today.

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