What George Orwell’s ‘1984’ says to us today (Viewpoint)
Orwell’s perennially relevant dystopian novel is a condemnation of the Soviet Union’s embrace of Stalinism and the censorship ...
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9 things you may have missed about George Orwell’s 1984
George Orwell ... and a humanist, Orwell was among those calling for a charter on human rights after World War Two. This came into being in December 1948 (six months before 1984 was published ...
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The True Lessons of 1984
One of the most intriguing developments in our current unpredictable political climate has been the Left’s co-opting of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 as a dramatic warning of the ...
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George Orwell: War of Words
Shortly before he died George ... between what Orwell saw in 1937 and his vision of 1948 seems slight. In the Spanish War he saw words become the instrument of many lies. In 1984 he imagined ...