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Here are George Orwell’s 10 most famous books, with their primary genres. Orwell didn’t publish a huge number of books, so this list includes all his most well-known and commonly studied works.

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Genre: Dystopian fiction, Political fiction, Science fiction

2. Animal Farm
Genre: Political satire, Allegorical novella

3. Homage to Catalonia
Genre: Memoir, Political nonfiction

4. Down and Out in Paris and London
Genre: Memoir, Social commentary

5. The Road to Wigan Pier
Genre: Documentary nonfiction, Social criticism

6. Burmese Days
Genre: Fiction, Political novel

7. A Clergyman’s Daughter
Genre: Fiction, Social realism

8. Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Genre: Fiction, Social satire

9. Coming Up for Air
Genre: Fiction, Psychological realism

10. Essays (e.g., Shooting an Elephant, Politics and the English Language)
Genre: Essays, Political and literary criticism
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