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

Ranging from 1911, during Orwell’s school days, until his death in 1950, George Orwell, Author, George Packer, Compiled by, compiled and with an intro. by George Packer. Harcourt $25 (308p ...

Ben Wattenberg: Hello, I’m Ben Wattenberg. The year 2003 marks the centennial of author George Orwell’s birth. Called by some the most important writer of the twentieth century, his legacy is ...

Orwell’s book is not the set piece and tour de force that E. M. Forster’s “A Passage to India” was; but the author, who was born in Bengal and served in the Burmese police, is ...

The author, George Orwell, published Animal Farm in 1945. He was inspired by the 1917 Russian Revolution. Animal Farm explores themes like power, hope and lies, and shows how greed can destroy ...