Orwell usually refers to the writer George Orwell, to the derived phrase Orwellian, or to awards named for George Orwell:
- Orwell Prize, British prize for political writing
- Orwell Award, American prize for 'Honesty and Clarity in Public Language'
Orwell as a place may refer to:
in Canada:
- Orwell, Prince Edward Island
- Orwell, Malahide, Ontario
in the United Kingdom:
- Orwell, Cambridgeshire
- Orwell High School, Felixstowe, Suffolk
- River Orwell, Suffolk
in the United States:
- Orwell Township, Minnesota
- Orwell, New York
- Orwell, Ohio
- Orwell Township, Pennsylvania
- Orwell, Vermont
Orwell may also refer to:
- HMS Orwell, various Royal Navy ships
- SS Empire Orwell, two ships
- 11020 Orwell, an asteroid
- Orwell (comics), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
- Orwell (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse (1929–1948)
- Orwell (programming language), a functional programming language
- Orwell comma, a musical interval
Famous quotes containing the word orwell:
“The new grammar of race is constructed in a way that George Orwell would have appreciated, because its rules make some ideas impossible to express—unless, of course, one wants to be called a racist.”
—Stephen Carter (b. 1954)
“Power-worship blurs political judgement because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue. Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)