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flag A blue plaque honoring George Orwell, author of "1984," is unveiled at his former London home.

flag George Orwell, author of "1984" and "Animal Farm," is honored with a blue plaque at his former London home, 50 Lawford Road. flag Under his real name, Eric Blair, he lived there from August 1935 to January 1936, sharing a flat with writer friends. flag It was here he wrote much of "Keep the Aspidistra Flying," where the street is portrayed as a modest lower-middle-class area known as Willowbed Road in the novel.

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