1984

George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, India. His parents were agents of the British Empire in the British Raj. Before his death on January 21, 1950 from complications of tuberculosis, Orwell wrote five novels. Of the five, Orwell’s 1984 is said to have had a profound effect upon the way people thought during the mid 20th century. When 1984 was published in 1949, the Cold War had just begun. The novel’s ending was …

…George Orwell. Meyers, Valerie. George Orwell. New York: Saint Martin’s Press, 1991. A detailed insight into the works and their motivations, and the way his life helped shape the creation of his novels. “George Orwell Biography”— http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/authors/about_george_orwell.html Gives bibliographical information about the George Orwell, starting from his birth, going on into his educational background, his adult life and then to his death from complications with tuberculosis.