Edmond O'Brien and Jan Sterling during the filming of a 1956 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 Harry Todd / Fox Photos / Getty Images In recent years, some conservative American groups have adopted ...

In Britain and elsewhere, “1984” was an immediate sensation. To date, the novel has sold more than 30 million copies, making ...

George Orwell’s 1984 is more than a dystopian tale, it’s a reflection on power, freedom, and the human spirit. Through Winston Smith, the novel shows how control can shape not just actions, but ...

A hectic high-profile adaptation for Audible plays fast and loose with George Orwell’s original text. By Shreya Chattopadhyay Shreya Chattopadhyay is on the editorial staff of the Book Review. When ...

In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth. His daily job is to rewrite newspaper articles in order to make the past coincide with the present ...

The 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell's novel 1984, which coined the term "thoughtcrime" to describe the act of having thoughts that question the ruling party's ideology, has become an ironic ...

Authorized by the Orwell estate, “Julia,” by Sandra Newman, revisits the events of the dystopian classic, this time as seen by Winston Smith’s love interest. Credit...Daniel Zender Supported by By ...

"Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." In a power-hungry world filled with "alternative facts," George Orwell's ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Orwell's "1984" novel about a dystopian future under an authoritarian regime is back as a bestseller and being reprinted decades after it was written as readers grapple ...

In 2021, the digital landscape was awash with “1984” memes. Referencing George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984,” these memes have become a lens through which modern instances of censorship and ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he decided to end Facebook and Instagram’s third-party fact-checking operation because it too closely resembled George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984.” Zuckerberg made ...