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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

George Orwell was the pseudonym for Eric Arthur Blair, who was born in Motihari, India, on June 25, 1903. His father, Richard Blair, was a British civil servant stationed in India. About a year after ...

Big Brother is watching. And people are reading. Thanks to the ongoing National Security Administration surveillance scandal, George Orwell’s “1984” is enjoying a surge in popularity, landing at No. 4 ...

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 ...

The regime in George Orwell’s “1984” declared “War is Peace — Freedom is Slavery — Ignorance is Strength.” The dystopian fiction drew flocks of book buyers after Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway’s ...

EXCLUSIVE: At a time when surveillance cameras and drones make the Big Brother concept more plausible than ever, Sony Pictures is setting up a new version of George Orwell‘s dystopian classic novel ...