: As ‘Animal Farm’ marks 75 years of its publication, Orwell’s ideas remain valid in 2021 #IndiaNEWS Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s Animal Farm was published in the

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As ‘Animal Farm’ marks 75 years of its publication, Orwell’s ideas remain valid in 2021 #IndiaNEWS
Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s Animal Farm was published in the United States. It was a huge success, with over a half-million copies sold in its first year. Animal Farm was followed three years later by an even bigger success: Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.In the years since, Orwell’s writing has left an indelible mark on American thought and culture. Sales of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four jumped in 2013 after the whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked confidential National Security Agency documents. And Nineteen Eighty-Four rose to the top of Amazon’s best-sellers list after Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration in 2017.As a philosophy professor, I am interested in the continuing relevance of Orwell’s ideas, including those on totalitarianism and socialism.Early careerGeorge Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. Born in 1903 in colonial India, Blair later moved to England, where he attended elite schools on scholarships. After finishing school, he joined the British civil service, working in Burma, now Myanmar. At age 24, Orwell returned to England to become a writer.During the 1930s, Orwell had modest success as an essayist, journalist and novelist. He also served as a volunteer soldier with a left-wing militia group that fought on behalf of the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. During the conflict, Orwell experienced how propaganda could shape political narratives through observing...Read more

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