In the new documentary "Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5," filmmaker Raoul Peck dives into how Orwell's experiences informed his ideas and ...

By stepping away from a system he no longer believed in, Orwell transformed guilt into purpose. His writing became a form of ...

Orwell’s keen insight and acerbic wit reverberate throughout these selected letters, culled from more than 10 volumes to offer a comprehensive view of his life and personality. Ranging from 1911, ...

George Orwell was the pen name of English novelist, essayist, journalist and poet Eric Arthur Blair. His best-known works focused on the living conditions of the working poor, class divisions and ...

As the official book synopsis goes: "Big Brother… Room 101… Newspeak…" Even before his statue was unveiled outside the BBC in 2017, George Orwell was probably ...

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 ...

The organizations behind Banned Books Week based this year's theme, "Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights," on Orwell's sobering story to show we may be closer in real life to his dystopia than ...

Animal Farm and 1984 were published shortly before Orwell's death in 1950 [BBC] Two classic novels by George Orwell have been translated into Welsh for the first time. Animal Farm, a 1945 political ...

Try this quiz about the bookish influences on Homer Simpson, Kate Bush and others to see how many connections you know. By J. D. Biersdorfer His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism ...