The anniversary of the publication of George Orwell’s greatest novel is an opportunity to recognise literature’s capacity to provoke and instruct, and to inspire independent thought and action.

Plus, John Hurt pops up in a supporting role, which is a nice bit of synergy, considering the “Alien” star also featured in ...

A dystopia is an imagined society characterized by poverty, squalor, oppression and often a nightmare quality. It’s the opposite of a utopia, a perfect or ideal society. Dystopian literature ...

Artist David Shrigley with copies of his limited-edition run of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four," constructed entirely from pulped, second-hand copies of bestseller "The Da Vinci Code." ...

A dystopia is an imagined society characterized by poverty, squalor, oppression and often a nightmare quality. It’s the opposite of a utopia, a perfect or ideal society. Dystopian literature ...

The artist first read Nineteen Eighty-Four when he was an art student in the 1980s. On reading it again, he says he realised “that it was still a really resonant book, that it seemed even more ...

Martin Freeman kicks of a day of readings from Nineteen Eighty-Four, celebrating the 75th anniversary of Orwell's great dystopian novel, as part of Radio 4's 'Orwell vs Kafka' season. Other ...

Americans still read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” 75 years after it was first published on June 8, 1949.