Shortly before he died George Orwell asked that no one write his biography. Though much of his writing, even fiction, had been autobiographical, he valued privacy most of all the English virtues ...

How did his writing shape the twentieth century’s war of ideas? What were Orwell’s own politics? To find out more Think Tank is joined by John Rodden, author of George Orwell, The Politics of ...

For these reasons, an overview of Orwell's writing and influence is an indispensable resource. Accordingly, this 2007 Companion serves as both an introduction to Orwell's work and furnishes numerous ...

Photos relating to Orwell's world and its influence on his writing, including shots from his time with the BBC's Eastern Service. Eric Blair worked in Burma as an Imperial Policemen from 1922-27.

Photos relating to Orwell's world and its influence on his writing, including shots from his time with the BBC's Eastern Service. Third from the left is TS Eliot with George Orwell standing behind ...

In my work as a professor of philosophy and law, I’ve spent a lot of time studying Orwell’s writing. I think people were ...

There are then plans to take them to Wigan, London and Paris – all places relevant to Orwell’s writing. For the Orwell Foundation, it tied in perfectly with the mission of spreading and ...

This kind of obscure writing, which writer George Orwell critiqued in his landmark 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language” leads to costly misunderstandings, missed opportunities ...

Please accept functional and analytics cookies to access this content. Every year the Orwell Foundation awards prizes to the writing and reporting which best meets the spirit of George Orwell's own ...