It helps also to remember Orwell’s immediate state of mind when he finally fully moved to Jura, in May 1946. Four months before Hiroshima, his wife, Eileen, had died; shortly after the atomic ...

Orwell’s 1984 encompasses a variety of themes, but perhaps the themes most relevant to the 21st century are the depiction of surveillance, comparable to the acceleration of the same given the advent ...

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 ...

George Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning. Donald Trump views is as a 'how-to' guide Donald Trump holds as dogma something that George Orwell made central to his iconic novel. By Peter Sheridan.

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.

To my mind, Orwell’s essays offer a road map out of today’s political tribalism and creeping authoritarianism. ... It isn’t just about ‘1984’: Orwell’s essays powerfully resonate today.

George Orwell's London homes. Orwell lived at a bewildering number of addresses over his life (shown as black icons on the map). He never settled anywhere for more than a few years, and often ...

At a time when George Orwell’s ’1984’ feels more relevant than ever, Sandra Newman’s novel ‘Julia’ critiques Orwell’s misogyny in ‘1984’ while joining a long tradition of ...

At a time when George Orwell’s ’1984’ feels more relevant than ever, Sandra Newman’s novel ‘Julia’ critiques Orwell’s misogyny in ‘1984’ while joining a long tradition of ...