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Article: The enduring relevance of George Orwell.
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- Contemporary Review
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- September 1, 2003
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THIS year marks the centenary of the birth of Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell. Although dead for over a half century, Orwell remains one of the most read and most quoted authors of the twentieth century. His two best-known books, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, remain in print and have sold over 30 million copies. They contributed such phrases to the language as 'Big Brother', 'Newspeak', 'All animals are equal hut some are more equal than others'. In 1996 a poll of its customers by the English bookstore, Waterstone's, ranked Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four as the second and third most influential books of the twentieth century, trailing only ...
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