num_pages: 287
description: The Unknown Orwell introduces Eric Blair, of Eton, the Indian Imperial Police, the Portobello Road, and the Rue du Pot de Fer, who, at the age of 30, on the publication of his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London, became George Orwell. It is divided into five parts, and features studies of Blair's time at Eton, his years in Burma, the phase when he became a writer, and how he became Orwell. Always a fascinating subject, Orwell.
language: English
title: The Unknown Orwell
titlecomplete: The Unknown Orwell
genres: Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 35
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Biography
publisher: Granada Publishing (Paladin)