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Why I Write

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1946 · George Orwell

Genresessay

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Plot66
Characters62
Writing66
Pacing61
Originality64
Impact65
Category averages — Plot 66, Characters 62, Writing 66, Pacing 61, Originality 64, Impact 65Plot 66Characters 62Writing 66Pacing 61Originality 64Impact 65

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Synopsis

"Why I Write" is a 1946 essay by George Orwell detailing his personal journey to becoming a writer. It was first published in the Summer 1946 edition of Gangrel. The editors of this magazine, J. B. Pick and Charles Neill, had asked a selection of writers to explain why they write. The essay offers a type of mini-autobiography in which he writes of having first completed poems and tried his hand at short-stories, and carried on a continuous "story" about himself in his head, before finally becoming a full-fledged writer. It goes on to set out some important motives for writing.

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Type
Book
Release date
January 1, 1946
Genres
essay
Created by
George Orwell