Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big Brother, the all-seeing dictator in 1984, as seen in the film version of the novel released in 1984 starring John Hurt as ...

The Stanislaus County Commission for Women and Prospect Theater Project are organizing the event.

That’s what George Orwell would say if he could visit our world, 75 years after he wrote his final novel, "1984." Orwell sought to demonstrate the dangers not just of totalitarianism but of a world ...

Washington, D.C.'s public library is sponsoring a public reading of the entirety of 1984, from "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," down to the final moment when ...

Andy Serkis’ disastrous “Animal Farm” draws attention to the Orwellian movies we actually need. Orwell’s ideological impact maintains even now, precisely because he designed his masterful last work of ...

Whether you’ve read 1984 or not, George Orwell’s iconic book has embedded itself into our collective consciousness, ...

Editor’s Note: Laura Beers is a professor of history at American University, where she teaches a seminar on George Orwell and the making of the modern world. She is the author of “Your Britain: Media ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Lev Mendes THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH The Biography of George Orwell’s “1984” By Dorian Lynskey ...