George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair was born in Bengal, India in 1903. At 8 years old, he was sent to a boarding school in England, where he was distinguished from others by his poverty and brilliance. He loved to write and decided to make it a career. He wrote his first book 1933 called Down and Out in Paris and London. When writing this book, he decided that he was going to change his name to George Orwell. He became so attached to his new name that his family were the only people who new his real name. Orwell wrote about his experiences throughout life. In one of his most popular books, Animal Farm, he wrote about his experiences with political rebellion. He died in 1950 at the age of 47.
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