For years, social media users on X, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms have claimed George Orwell, the British author best known for his novels "1984" and "Animal Farm," once said: "At 50 ...

In sum, Orwell did not write or say: "The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." However, the sentiment of the quote appears in ...

Americans still read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” 75 years after it was first published on June 8, 1949. At the time, the year 1984 was far in the future — now it’s 40 years ...

The George Orwell documentary 'Orwell: 2 + 2 + 5,' directed by Raoul Peck, shows how the '1984' novelist forecast today's increasing authoritarianism.

For about half an hour or so, Raoul Peck's documentary "Orwell: 2+2=5" is amazingly restrained in the way it deals with author George Orwell, his seminal dystopian novel "1984" and its connections ...

George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” first published in 1949, anticipated our present moment all too well. As part of Winston Smith’s harrowing “re-education” process at the ...

Another work of classic literature is at risk of cancellation. by John P. Rossi June 13, 2025, 10:07 PM George Orwell, (Midjourney AI, prompted by Netha Hussain/CC0 1.0/Wikimedia Commons) ...

Overdue copy of George Orwell’s ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ returned to library 50 years later – and it ‘smelled downright awful’ By Caitlin McCormack Published Jan. 21, 2025, 8:28 p.m. ET ...

George Orwell Gets His Own £2 Coin Featuring an All-Seeing Eye Inscribed with quotes from “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” the Royal Mint’s latest release honors the author on the 75th anniversary ...

For about half an hour or so, Raoul Peck’s documentary “Orwell: 2+2=5” is amazingly restrained in the way it deals with author George Orwell, his seminal dystopian novel “1984” and its ...