Sometimes called the conscience of a generation, Orwell is best known for two novels: Animal Farm and 1984. Both books, ...

Orwell coined the words "doublethink" in 1984 - meaning the way someone can hold two contradictory views at the same time. The full essay, along with Orwell’s recipe for marmalade, has been ...

To make amends for rejecting his manuscript, the British Council finally published the essay by the acclaimed author, along with a letter entitled “With apologies to Mr Orwell.” Unfortunately ...

There is much to be learned from George Orwell’s classic novel “1984,” written in 1949, which has suddenly jumped again to the top of bestseller lists. It’s no wonder — in today’s political world of ...

Some of the same titles and authors the C.I.A. sent east during the Cold War, including “1984,” are now deemed objectionable ...

Opinion As smart as he was, George Orwell never would have seen Trump coming: Bob Quarteroni Updated: Feb. 04, 2017, 12:00 p.m. | Published: Feb. 04, 2017, 11:00 a.m. By Guest Editorial orwell.jpg ...

Orwell's 1984 is a warning against Bernie Sanders-style socialism, not against anything having to do with Donald Trump.

The "1984" author had affairs, lots of them, and pretended he had an open marriage, except Eileen — often forced into uncomfortable dinners with George's paramours — never agreed to it.

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.

Big Brother, it seemed, was watching, and he likely disapproved of what he saw. CU Boulder Professor Patty Limerick embodied 1984 author George Orwell in several public conversation, guided by the ...

Orwell believed that having to cater to the instability imposed by totalitarianism—having to constantly adjust one’s world view—was murderous to the writer, or at least to writing.