Orwell died in 1950 at 46 ... (he was unable at the height of his powers to get more than a $60 advance for a book). Doubtless today he would be equally unpopular for pointing out the moral ...

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

Orwell’s two best known books reflect his life-long hatred for totalitarian governments. Animal Farm, a modern east fable attacking Stalinism, and Nineteen Eighty-Four, his nightmare vision of ...

George Orwell, edited by Peter Davison, intro. by Christopher Hitchens. Norton/Liveright, $39.95 (608p) ISBN 978-0-871-40410-7 Reviewed by David Brooks. George Orwell has become a literary saint ...

Published on June 8, 1949, and modeled after the real-life dystopia of life in the Soviet Union, Orwell’s ninth and ... which ...

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 ...

George Orwell’s “1984,” about a society under authoritarian control and surveillance, and Ray Bradbury’s book-burning novel “Fahrenheit 451” have also seen a parallel rise in sales.

Judges described his writing as a heart-rending exploration of working class life and "the book Orwell would have wanted to win". The artist revealed the award has given him some legitimacy.

The foundation told BBC News: "George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is a book which matters but it's also a story in which books themselves - the physical objects, their individual histories and ...