That’s exactly what Sandra Newman does in her subversive new novel, “Julia.” With the approval of the Orwell estate, it’s a retelling of “1984” from the perspective of Winston Smith ...

George Orwell’s estate has been accused of attempting to censor 1984 by adding a “trigger warning” preface to the 75th ...

Big Brother is watching her: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sandra Newman about her novel, "Julia." It's a retelling of George Orwell's "1984" through the eyes of the protagonist's girlfriend.

“Julia” forms part of a long tradition of fictional retellings that complicate the perspective of an original work’s protagonist by telling the story through the eyes of a marginalized characte ...

Julia Child knew made fancy French cuisine, but she could also be seriously down to earth. Here's why her Costco food court ...

Sandra Newman's latest novel takes place in the same world and with many of the same characters as 1984, but retold through the eyes of Winston Smith's love interest, Julia. It's a deep ...

JULIA, by Sandra Newman At the outset of “Julia” — Sandra Newman’s retelling of George Orwell’s classic “1984,” this time as seen by Winston Smith’s love interest, Julia — we ...

Julia Natasha Stone was born in Sydney, Australia in 1984. Her partnership with her younger brother Angus since 2006 is well-known but an older sister is also part of the family. As a child ...

Remember high school English class reading assignments? Sometimes those dense classics were even enough to make the booklovers in the classroom groan. But every now and then, an assigned reading ...

Julia, who was 10 years younger than Eric ... alongside Mickey Rourke, in 1984. His starring role as an escaped convict in the 1985 thriller Runaway Train earned him an Oscar nomination for ...

Within the first 20 pages of the book, Winston also fantasizes about having sex with Julia and then killing her. Whether the sex scenes in “1984” and other contested books such as "Gender ...