To commemorate the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's death, The New Statesman has published two essays by the author of ...

The supreme irony here is that Orwell’s greatest virtue as a writer was his directness and clarity. He wrote so as not to be misunderstood, and yet he is now perpetually misunderstood.

George Orwell’s son has expressed concern over some of his late father’s work. Richard Blair, 80, was adopted by Orwell and his wife after they struggled to conceive naturally. The British ...

Photographs of Eric Blair, whose pen name was George Orwell, from his Metropolitan Police file, c.1940. The National Archives UK. Perkins-Valdez, a Black writer, Harvard graduate and professor of ...

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

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.

What George Orwell’s 1984 can teach us ... Whether you’ve read any of Orwell’s work or not, ... The supreme irony here is that Orwell’s greatest virtue as a writer was his directness and ...

The George Orwell documentary 'Orwell: 2 + 2 + 5,' directed by Raoul Peck, shows how the '1984' novelist forecast today's increasing authoritarianism. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

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 ...

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

George Orwell’s son has expressed concern over some of his late father’s work. Richard Blair, 80, was adopted by Orwell and his wife after they struggled to conceive naturally.