Big Brother, the all-seeing dictator in 1984, as seen in the film version of the novel released in 1984 starring John Hurt as Winston Smith - Collection Christophel/Alamy Stock Photo George Orwell’s ...
Washington, D.C.'s public library is sponsoring a public reading of the entirety of 1984, from "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," down to the final moment when ...
George Orwell, a literary giant, remains influential for his moral clarity and simple yet profound storytelling. His novels, ...
George Orwell was the pseudonym for Eric Arthur Blair, who was born in Motihari, India, on June 25, 1903. His father, Richard Blair, was a British civil servant stationed in India. About a year after ...
The regime in George Orwell’s “1984” declared “War is Peace — Freedom is Slavery — Ignorance is Strength.” The dystopian fiction drew flocks of book buyers after Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway’s ...
Perpetual war. Authoritarian leaders. Mass surveillance. Alternative facts. Back in 1949, when George Orwell published “1984,” this was the dystopian future he imagined. Now, it seems like Orwell wasn ...
When George Orwell penned his now-famous dystopian novel, “1984” — released 67 years ago in June 1949 — it was intended as fiction. The futuristic setting is more than three decades in our rearview ...
GEORGE Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 had “doublegood” sales after one of Trump’s advisers used the phrase “alternative facts” in an interview, and the saying has caught on. Kellyanne Conway’s ...
A fresh printing of Orwell's masterpiece at the Hong Kong book fair: This was the book the world needed to read. Credit: Aaron Tam / AFP via Getty Images Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite ...
I’ve never actually read “1984” myself, but by scouring Twitter I was able to piece this together. So please enjoy what I assume is the classic novel “1984.” It was a really bad time. The place?
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A haunting reminder of why Orwell still matters

Clips and pictures from the actual life of George Orwell were very interesting. Orwell had tuberculosis, and the news clips ...
The English writer George Orwell, who died more than 70 years ago, is experiencing a resurgence of popularity among the political right. Last week, Donald Trump Jr. reacted to Twitter’s decision to ...