Though Orwell described 1984 as a warning rather than a prophecy ... of modern technology and surveillance methods. A poster from a 2013 protest against the National Security Agency invokes ...

As a kind of prophetic poster child of dystopia – the term ... However, the sentiment of the quote appears in many messages in Orwell's "1984." We previously reported on another misattributed ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, Elon Musk posted a picture on X (formerly Twitter) showing off his new T-shirt emblazoned with “What Would Orwell Think” — an ironic homage from a man many see as ...

But any list like this has to include George Orwell, the English essayist and the author of two of the most famous political novels of the 20th century: 1984 and Animal Farm. Whether you’ve read ...

but Orwell’s Island: George, Jura and 1984, by Les Wilson, treats it as a subject worthy of stand-alone attention. The book is at odds with our sense of Orwell as an intrepid journalist.

George Orwell’s political thinking was dramatically shaped while fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Thanks to the influence of the Soviet Union, the Republican side spent a lot of time fighting ...

Toward the end of Kits Lane is a thatched cottage, the former home of George Orwell, who lived there from 1936 to 1940. Fans of “Animal Farm” (1945) will be delighted to know that there is a ...

As a kind of prophetic poster child of dystopia – the term ... However, the sentiment of the quote appears in many messages in Orwell's "1984." We previously reported on another misattributed ...

Seventy-five years after its publication on June 8, 1949, Orwell’s novel has attained a level of prominence enjoyed by few other books across academic, political and popular culture. 1984’s ...