Orwell represents one of those strange cases where a writer’s reputation predominantly rests, if not on his worst, then certainly his least typical book.
Orwell represents one of those strange cases where a writer’s reputation predominantly rests, if not on his worst, then certainly his least typical book.
Orwell represents one of those strange cases where a writer’s reputation predominantly rests, if not on his worst, then certainly his least typical book.
Orwell represents one of those strange cases where a writer’s reputation predominantly rests, if not on his worst, then certainly his least typical book.
How many have you read?
Just when you thought the world’s literary level had gone down the proverbial toilet with books like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey becoming best sellers, George Orwell’s 1984 jumps in sales. The fact that behind this is President Obama referencing the novel in his defence of PRISM, indicates that the increase in book sales […]
"People that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims...but accomplices.”
Orwell represents one of those strange cases where a writer’s reputation predominantly rests, if not on his worst, then certainly his least typical book.
No one would ever argue that the election of Donald Trump equals the dystopian result in George Orwell’s 1984 . But there sure are a lot of frightening similarities. For those who haven’t read ...
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four owes its plot, characters and conclusion to Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel We. So what, asks Paul Owen
George Orwell had a lot to say about privacy, the corrupting influence of power and our relationship with our enemies. Decades after his death, his books and many other writings still have much to teach us.
Maybe you've tried to join a book club with your significant other and it just didn't stick. Don't feel bad — you're not the first couple to have quit: book clubs aren't for everyone. But your instinct to share a read is right, because there's…
With recent posts about Privacy Protection Day and the Mac’s 25th birthday (and that thing with Amazon and 1984 in 2009), I’ve been thinking a lot about George Orwell lately. This colle…
