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	'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)\|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.		'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)\|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.

	''1984'' has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother, thought police, and panoptican-style surveillance; control over language (NewSpeak) and the uses of propaganda to control the populace; control of sexuality as another means of controlling the populace; etc. Orwell's ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref>		''1984'' has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother, thought police, and panoptican-style surveillance; control over language (NewSpeak) and the uses of propaganda to control the populace; control of sexuality as another means of controlling the populace; etc. Orwell's ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref>


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	'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)\|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.		'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)\|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.

	~~His work~~ ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref> ''1984'' has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother and panoptican-style surveillance; the uses of propaganda to control the populace; the control of sexuality; etc.		''1984'' has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother, thought police, and panoptican-style surveillance; control over language (NewSpeak) and the uses of propaganda to control the populace; control of sexuality as another means of controlling the populace; etc. Orwell's ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref>


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	'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)\|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.		'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)\|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.

	His work ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref>		His work ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref> ''1984'' has spawned numerous references that are a staple of modern dystopian literature, such as Big Brother and panoptican-style surveillance; the uses of propaganda to control the populace; the control of sexuality; etc.





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'''George Orwell''' (legal name Eric Arthur Blair) was a writer best known for his dystopian critique of totalitarianism, ''[[1984 (novel)|1984]]'', and his short allegorical novel, ''[[Animal Farm]]'', a critique of Stalinist-era Soviet politics.

His work ''1984'' may have been influenced by [[Katharine Burdekin]]'s anti-fascist novel, ''[[Swastika Night]]''.<ref>See [[Daphne Patai]]'s discussion in preface to new edition of ''Swastika Night''.</ref>

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