Russian lawmakers have approved a bill that punishes online searches for information that is deemed “extremist,” the latest ...

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's death, The New Statesman has published two essays by the author of 1984 and Animal Farm. The special opens with "Hop-picking," Orwell's 1931 ...

George Orwell ullstein bild via Getty Images But he had spent much of his life dealing with various health problems and even as he checked himself into a sanatorium in early 1949, he was convinced ...

WIFEDOM: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life. By Anna Funder. Knopf. 464 pages. $32. Throughout my reading life, I have returned to George Orwell’s work for the pleasure and power of his words and ...

Written by visionary George Orwell, "Animal Farm," a political fable still studied all over the world, was published on this day in history, Aug. 17, 1945.

The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at the Hull Central Library all the way back in 1974. What would’ve been a hefty fee was eliminated thank… ...

G eorge Orwell’s 1984 was published 70 years ago this month, and he died a few months after it was published. Suppose that he hadn’t, though. Suppose that he’d been cryogenically frozen in ...

George Orwell (a.k.a. Eric Blair) and Evelyn Waugh were born in 1903 to middle-class parents, both taught school during the lean years, ...

The predictability of the plot and some of the gags in Burning Down George Orwell's House don't seriously detract from its absurdist charm. And, as all good comedies do, Ervin's novel contains a ...

The English writer George Orwell, who died more than 70 years ago, is experiencing a resurgence of popularity among the political right. Last week, Donald Trump Jr. reacted to Twitter’s decision ...

It was written about by George Orwell in his dystopian novel “1984,” a quote from which is making the rounds this week. See Also monument wars.

George Orwell too was known to roam, which might be one reason why Solnit’s latest book, “Orwell’s Roses,” is, from its beautiful cover to its impassioned coda, one of her very best.