English writer George Orwell was born on this day in 1903. Here is a quiz on one of the most well-known and prolific writers ...

Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who was killed in 2023 during a Russian attack on Kramatorsk, has been posthumously ...

Another was Orwell’s Nose (2016), described by its literature professor author John Sutherland as a “pathological biography”.

Looking at Women, Looking at War by Ukrainian author Viktoria Amelina has been awarded the 2025 Orwell Prize in the Political ...

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

US writer Walter Kirn said on the podcast America this Week: 'We're getting someone to actually convict George Orwell himself of thought crime. 'We're not yet in a world where books and classic ...

Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history. George Orwell − who wrote, ‘Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.“ − would recognize that ...

Irish writer Donal Ryan has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for his novel ...

Artists including the musician John Grant have collaborated to find feelings beyond the words of Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 ...

Orwell turned political ideas into a work of art that's transcendent, even after 60 years. Alexei Sayle Animal Farm, George Orwell I find 1984 a very upsetting book.