Written in 1949 George Orwell envisioned a grim future By 1984 he imagined political leaders manipulating the multitudes into placing infinite faith in their power In Great Books 1984 revisit ...

George Orwell’s 1984 has certainly been solidified as having ... much more deeply into the novel’s heart of darkness.’ The movie went on to win the Best British Film of the Year at the ...

One of the most intriguing developments in our current unpredictable political climate has been the Left’s co-opting of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 as a dramatic warning of the ...

George Orwell ... depicted in 1984 is, ultimately, “an impassioned defence of human rights”, says Prof David Dwan. A self-proclaimed democratic socialist and a humanist, Orwell was among ...

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He was adopted by Eric Blair - better known by his pen name of George Orwell. Orwell's novel 1984 was the origin of the popular understanding of "Big Brother" and "Room 101". Mr Blair told BBC ...