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Eileen Maud Blair, geborene O’Shaughnessy (* 25. September 1905 in South Shields, County Durham; † 29. März 1945 in Newcastle upon Tyne) war die erste Frau von George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) und begleitete ihn insbesondere im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg.
Eileen Maud Blair (née O'Shaughnessy, 25 September 1905 – 29 March 1945) was the first wife of George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair). During World War II , she worked for the Censorship Department of the Ministry of Information in London and the Ministry of Food.
Eileen Blair, who married Orwell in 1936, was a supportive and selfless partner who helped him achieve his literary fame. She also had a strong Irish heritage, but Orwell rarely mentioned it in his writings or biographies.
When acclaimed writer Anna Funder discovered how the “brilliant” Eileen Blair was rendered invisible by wedlock, she felt an unexpected connection. A woman’s work: why the story of George ...
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Eileen Blair was a remarkable woman who supported Orwell's writing, challenged sexism and died young. Learn how Orwell erased her from his life and why her story matters today.
11. Aug. 2023 · Miles Franklin-winning author Anna Funder explores the life and letters of Eileen Blair, the little-known wife of George Orwell, in her new book Wifedom. She reveals how Orwell's biographers erased Eileen's role and influence in his work and life, and how Funder relates to her story as a wife and mother.
4. März 2020 · Eileen O’Shaugh-nessy married an unknown writer and then worked herself to death to ensure his fame, while Sonia Brownell married a dying writer in order to ensure her own fame. The names say it all: Orwell was christened Eric Blair and Eileen therefore called herself Eileen Blair; their son, Richard, was also Blair.
