close out, 1  to reduce the price of (merchandise) for quick sale: That store is closing out its stock of men's clothing. 2  to liquidate or dispose of finally and completely: They closed out their interests after many years in this city.
George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 â 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
Eric Blair Becomes George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair adopts the pen name George Orwell, combining the names of the then-monarch and a nearby river. Shortly after he publishes his first book, a narrative of his tramp-like existence in Europe entitled Down and Out in Paris and London.