Anything by George Orwell

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Originally Posted by Maniacus

Ye but back when he started writing it was during the holy crap the evil communists are coming era and the card carrying commies are already in this country era (dont remember the name of the American president who started this) so his reffering of the pigs and various animals to people wouldnt be as offensive back then though it does make it as though he thinks where he comes from is superior.

The big crackdown paranoia stuff was mainly instigated by Senator McCarthy.

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Orwell is indeed a talented writer. He was writing in the 30s, that might explain why some have tastes that run another way. His works need a context, which makes them very resourceful books for schools to analyze. If you are skeptical of his books, check out some of his short stories and essays, in particular one called Shooting an Elephant. It chronicles his days living as a policeman in Burma.

1984 and Animal Farm were just books written in the last few years of his life; indeed, there are many earlier works by him that show his quality.
He died just a year after 1984 was published I believe. Check out his earlier fiction!!!