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

At the end of 1984, Orwell had this amazing appendix which his early US editors wanted to cut and he insisted that the book couldn’t be published without it. It’s a short history of Newspeak ...

Raoul Peck's essay film about the creation of "1984" uses George Orwell's words and writings as a jumping-off point to chart the rise of modern fascism.

A stage adaption of George Orwell’s dystopian novel has been packing them in, as its themes – newspeak, thought police and ...

Rowling's first Harry Potter book is where the wizarding world all began. The book tells the story of Harry Potter, a young ...

Orwell’s “1984” ends with an appendix on the history of “Newspeak,” Oceania’s official language, which, while it had not yet superseded “Oldspeak” or standard English, was rapidly ...

The 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell's 1984 has become a lightning rod in debates over alleged wokeness, censorship and the role of historical context in reading classic literature.

George Orwell’s 1984 is filled with powerful lines that continue to resonate across generations. These quotes remind us why ...

Robert Harris 1984, George Orwell. 1984, I think, is the most influential book ever written, and so you could say the greatest book ever written. I remember reading it as a teenager and being ...

Orwell is the long-dead British writer whom no one will let rest in peace. He remains forever current, thanks to his novels “Animal Farm” and, especially, “1984,” easy-reading teenage ...