Sorry I get that my question may not be clear : today Orwell and his works seem to be used as a reference by everyone from socialists (that's obvious) to liberals/centrists (I can see why the anti-authoritarian part, but you can't just leave the rest) to far-right people (what the hell ?).
Si I'm wondering when did this trend start ? I just try to understand how an author can be that liked by people he literally fought against ?
1984 does contain obvious nods to the anti-communist discourse (down to comments on the quality of consumer goods) which naturally did sit well the cold war era mainstream, whereas his previous biography makes him a darling to the left.