There may be no one who can say "I told you so" better than George Orwell, who was born today, June 25th in 1903. In Orwell's novel "1984" — which was published in 1949 — the English author outlines a ...

His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life. By Manohla Dargis Some of the same titles and authors the C.I ...

George Orwell is a widely read and taught dystopian novel, dealing heavily with themes of censorship and government ...

English lit teachers must be having their moment of vindication this morning – George Orwell’s “1984” is the No. 1 best-selling book on Amazon.com. The English journalist/novelist’s vision of a ...

Animal Farm and 1984 will both be published in Welsh for the first time.

Since his death 34 years ago George Orwell has become an intellectual brand name. Like Xerox and IBM, Orwellian has joined the vocabulary of every educated person. Even among those who have never read ...

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 ...

George Orwell, the British writer from the mid-twentieth century, is in the news these days. Some suggest we are stuck in “Animal Farm,” “an animal fable about totalitarianism,” but others believe ...