Ranging from 1911, during Orwell’s school days, until his death in 1950, George Orwell, Author, George Packer, Compiled by, compiled and with an intro. by George Packer. Harcourt $25 (308p ...

While most of us know George Orwell as an authoritative critic of totalitarianism, few people know he was a committed ...

The author, George Orwell, published Animal Farm in 1945. He was inspired by the 1917 Russian Revolution. Animal Farm explores themes like power, hope and lies, and shows how greed can destroy ...

Actor Lorne Greene in a production of "1984," from the book by George Orwell, on the CBS anthology ... to the dystopia canon, dystopian books have existed for almost two hundred years.

Ben Wattenberg: Hello, I’m Ben Wattenberg. The year 2003 marks the centennial of author George Orwell’s birth. Called by some the most important writer of the twentieth century, his legacy is ...

He was adopted by Eric Blair - better known by his pen name of George Orwell. Orwell's novel 1984 was the origin of the popular understanding of "Big Brother" and "Room 101". Mr Blair told BBC ...