His classic novel 1984 laid out the framework for an authoritarian dystopian future he hoped never to witness. Yet Donald Trump appears to view 1984 as a how-to handbook for governance.

George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm, will be celebrated on a new £2 coin design. Released to mark 75 years since the author’s death, the reverse or tails design of the Royal Mint coin ...

For many, “1984” by George Orwell is one of those books. Its impact on science-fiction and pop culture is far-reaching.

For years, social media users on X, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms have claimed George Orwell, the British author best known for his novels "1984" and "Animal Farm," once said: "At 50 ...

Keith Allen, provided by the production uncredited Theatre Royal Bath has announced casting for the new adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, touring from next month. Written by Ryan ...

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 ...

National Archives via Wikimedia Commons Orwell wrote 1984 while battling tuberculosis on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, aware that his condition was deteriorating as he wrote the novel, Taylor says.

While he struggled on Jura to finish 1984, Orwell apparently returned to “Such, Such Were the Joys,” his long and excoriating essay about his miserable years at St. Cyprian’s boarding school.

In the days that followed Trump's inauguration, George Orwell’s magnum opus “1984” became the best-selling book of any genre on Amazon. While some literature helps us make sense of our ...

Watch, via BBC News: Why George Orwell's 1984 still matters What the critics say: "For Mr Orwell, the most honest writer alive, hypocrisy is too dreadful for laughter: it feeds his despair.