George Orwell was only his pen name because the publisher wanted to conceal his true identity.
Essay on Sharon Olds' The Possessive
His real name was Eric Arthur Blair. He wrote Animal Farm in but it was only published in because nobody would publish it for its insult to Stalin. In the 's Orwell fought for the communists in the Spanish Civil War against their fascist leader.]
Matchless theme, it is interesting to me :)