Bugün öğrendim ki: George Orwell hazırlık okuluna gitti ve okuldan nefret etti. Daha sonra bu, okulun sahiplerini “korkunç, her şeye gücü yeten canavarlar” ve okulu “pahalı ve züppe” olarak adlandırdığı Böyle, Böyle Sevinçler Vardı dramatik denemesine ilham verdi. Deneme, o zamanlar basılamayacak kadar iftira olarak kabul edildi.

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Before he assumed the pen name George Orwell, Eric Arthur Blair had a relatively normal upbringing for an [upper-middle- class](http://www.tribunemagazine.org/2011/01/how-orwell-found-the- inspiration -for-big-brother-in-eastbourne/) English boy of his time. Looking back now, his life proved to be anything but ordinary. He's best known for penning the dystopian novel [_Nineteen Eighty- Four_](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64195/14-things-you-might-not-know- about-nineteen-eighty-four)— Considered as one of the greatest classics of all time—but writing novels was only one small facet of his life and career. In remembrance of Orwell, who was born on June 25, 1903, here are 13 facts about his life that may surprise you.