If you’re not familiar with George Orwell, he was a literary rebel with a cause! Born Eric Arthur Blair, he wasn't just about writing; he was all about shaking things up. He used his typewriter ...

I did a spit-take when I read “Time to Bring Back ‘Animal Farm'” [Letters, March 15]. The writer suggested that anyone who was interested in democratic socialism would do well to … ...

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 ...

Though Orwell defined himself as a democratic-socialist in “Why I Write,” he could write caustically about his supposed associates, as in, “‘Socialism’ and ‘Communism’ draw towards ...

It's been 75 years since author George Orwell penned his final novel: "1984." I reread the novel this year and Orwell's vision of a totalitarian society is scarier than ever.

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Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was published in the United States. It was a huge success, with over a half-million copies sold in its first year ...

But the real George Orwell was a more complicated figure. He so loathed the idea of someone writing about his life, something that seemed far from necessary during his lifetime, that a no ...

There is no evidence that George Orwell said this quote about the media. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact-checking work here .

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