George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was a British writer born in India in 1903. Some of his most famous works include 1984, Animal Farm, and Homage to Catalonia. 1984 and Animal Farm were both influenced by Orwell's opposition to totalitarianism and were critiques of Stalinist Russia and the dystopian societies that could result from totalitarian control. Orwell lived in poverty for much of his life and worked in various jobs before becoming a full-time writer, dying in 1950 from tuberculosis.

1. George Orwell: Expressing Views in His Writings Amanda Scaff Professor Elizabeth Owens English 1102 October 4, 2009