Writer · 1903 – 1950
George Orwell
Wrote Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, the most influential political fiction of the 20th century, and pioneering reportage, becoming the great literary conscience of the age against tyranny.
Major Works
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Animal Farm
- Homage to Catalonia
Impact Analysis
Orwell gave the 20th century its sharpest images of tyranny, surveillance and the abuse of language, shaping how the world thinks and talks about freedom and power.
Historical influence score: 84/100
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