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 ...

Orwell’s most celebrated novel, “1984”, tells the story of Winston Smith, an everyman who embarks on a love affair in defiance of the surveillance state led by Big Brother, the supreme ...

A new introduction in the 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell's classic novel about "thoughtcrime" landed at the center of the culture wars.

For many, “1984” by George Orwell is one of those books. Its impact on science-fiction and pop culture is far-reaching. “Big Brother,” “Thought Police” and even “ Orwellian ” are ...

George Orwell’s 1984 has long been hailed as a literary masterpiece, presenting a dystopian future with themes of political corruption that mirror the fears of his generation. More surprisingly ...

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When the copyright for George Orwell's work expired, two writers reimagined his towering masterpieces, 1984 and Animal Farm. Dorian Lynskey finds out why.