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

George Orwell's classic novel of dystopia, "1984," showed monolithic government using artificial intelligence and surveillance to create a totalitarian society. Here are 10 ways this is relevant ...

These fictions entirely replaced the less well-groomed truth and in Orwell’s kingdom of Oceania the seas were calm and always undisturbed. Orwell’s “1984” now feels prophetic.

“ 1984 “ is a powerful, enigmatic and captivating novel. It has become a cornerstone in the discussion about propaganda, censorship, control, oppression, surveillance and technology. At the core, it ...

Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite book is like saying Star Wars is my favorite movie franchise. It would be more accurate to call them obsessions. I consume both in their entirety at ...

Yes, in 1948, Orwell obviously knew about Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the weaponry that went with them. (In “1984,” he even mentions the use of such weaponry in the then-future 1950s.) ...

The dominant reading of “1984” has been that it was a dire prediction of what could be. In the words of Italian essayist Umberto Eco, “at least three-quarters of what Orwell narrates is not ...

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

If Orwell were alive today, the country which might best conform to "1984" might well be Turkey. The issue isn't simply President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's corruption or authoritarianism.

Orwell still matters, though his meaning has changed. When 1984 appeared in 1949, the debate it inspired was about Stalin, the Cold War, socialism, and the British Labour Party.

Oceania: The product of Orwell’s experience Orwell’s setting in “1984” is inspired by the way he foresaw the Cold War – a phrase he coined in 1945 – playing out.