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George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, India, grew up in a middle-class British family and attended elite schools like Eton. He served in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927, an experience that fueled his critiques of imperialism in works like Burmese Days.​ Early Career and Struggles Orwell resigned from the police to pursue writing, living among the poor in Paris and London, which inspired his debut book Down and Out in Paris and London (1933). He produced novels like A Clergyman's Daughter (1935) and Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936), alongside non-fiction such as The Road to Wigan Pier (1937).​ Major Works and Legacy His time fighting in the Spanish Civil War produced Homage to Catalonia (1938), and his masterpieces Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949) cemented his fame as a critic of totalitarianism. Orwell died of tuberculosis on January 21, 1950, in London, leaving a profound influence on literature and political thought.

American novelist and short story writer whose economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction. Nobel Prize winner in Literature.

Irish poet and playwright known for his wit, flamboyant style, and brilliant conversational ability. His works are celebrated for their satirical edge and paradoxical observations.

American novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. His works captured the Jazz Age and the American Dream.

American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories of mystery and the macabre. Considered a central figure of Romanticism and inventor of the detective fiction genre.