Orwell, George

Eric Arthur Blair, better known under his pen name was a British writer and journalist. He was born on June 25, 2903 in Motihari, India and died on January 21, 1950 in London. When he was 1 year he was taken in England. He attended Eton, served in colonial police in Burma and later he lived in Great Britain and in other European countries. During that time he started to write. He took part in the Spanish civil war and wrote a book about it. However the book was not published. During the Second World War he had his own anti-fascist program on the BBC radio. Orwell is known for his dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-four” and satirical novella “Animal Farm”. These books are the best-selling novels of the 20th century. You can download Animal Farm by George Orwell in mp3 from our site.