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In 1922, he joined the Imperial Police in Burma (now Myanmar), serving for five years before his mounting dislike of imperialism induced him to resign. He returned to a series of ill-paid jobs in Paris, then London, living in fairly severe poverty before becoming a regular contributor to The Adelphi from 1930. His first book, Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) described these early experiences and was followed by Burmese Days (1934), a novel which reflected his indignation towards political injustice. Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) remain his most popular works. George Orwell died of tuberculosis.

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