A fresh printing of Orwell's masterpiece at the Hong Kong book fair: This was the book the world needed to read. Credit: Aaron Tam / AFP via Getty Images Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite ...

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

Big Brother, the all-seeing dictator in 1984, as seen in the film version of the novel released in 1984 starring John Hurt as Winston Smith - Collection Christophel/Alamy Stock Photo George Orwell’s ...

Americans still read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” 75 years after it was first published on June 8, 1949. At the time, the year 1984 was far in the future — now it’s 40 years in the past.

When George Orwell penned his now-famous dystopian novel, “1984” — released 67 years ago in June 1949 — it was intended as fiction. The futuristic setting is more than three decades in our rearview ...

GEORGE Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 had “doublegood” sales after one of Trump’s advisers used the phrase “alternative facts” in an interview, and the saying has caught on. Kellyanne Conway’s ...

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 ...

Donning dirty T-shirts that say things like “nasty woman” and “resist,” the melting snowflakes are fleeing this Orange Revolution for their latest safe space. But it is probably one that should come ...

An Egyptian college student carrying a copy of George Orwell’s novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” was arrested in Cairo, raising questions about free speech under the country’s government with President ...