George Orwell

Lifestyle

3.9(21,285)

In colonial Burma, a timber merchant, fed up with the hypocrisy around him, navigates racial prejudice, political schemes, and a failed romance, eventually breaking under the weight of a system he despises.

2022

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

by George Orwell

Literary Fiction

3.9(15,837)

In 1930s London, a poet's defiant war against the 'money-god' spirals into a darkly comic descent through poverty, petulance, and the inescapable lure of the very conformity he despises.

2021

Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

4.2(5,546,342)

Winston Smith dreams of truth and rebellion in a world where Big Brother watches all, but he confronts the terrifying power of a regime that controls not just actions, but thoughts.

2004

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

4.0(2,740,713)

A farm animals' rebellion against humans turns into a pig-led dictatorship, showing how power corrupts and revolutionary ideals are betrayed.

1950

Shooting an Elephant

by George Orwell

4.1(7,849)

In colonial Burma, an English officer's reluctant decision to shoot an elephant for appearances tragically shows how imperialism dehumanizes both the oppressor and the oppressed.

1949

1984

by George Orwell

4.2(3,140,442)

In a future where surveillance and thought control are absolute, a man's search for truth clashes with the Party, showing that hope can be a form of rebellion.

1945

Animal Farm / 1984

by George Orwell

4.3(164,031)

A pig's revolution becomes a tyranny, and Big Brother's gaze crushes freedom, showing the chilling depths of totalitarian control.

1939

Coming Up for Air

by George Orwell

Literary Fiction

3.8(12,162)

A middle-aged man, disillusioned with his suburban life, seeks solace in his childhood village, only to find it changed by progress and on the brink of war.

1938

Homage to Catalonia

by George Orwell

4.1(42,697)

Orwell's memoir details his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, exposing the brutal realities and political betrayals that shaped his lifelong commitment to democratic socialism.

1933

Down and Out in Paris and London

by George Orwell

Lifestyle

4.1(61,959)

Orwell exposes the truths of poverty in Parisian kitchens and among London tramps, using wit and a sharp eye for societal hypocrisy.

1724

The Road to Wigan Pier

by George Orwell