Orwell

A vivid portrait of the man behind the writings.
One of the most popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell's work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. ...

A vivid portrait of the man behind the writings.
One of the most popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell's work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. Possibly, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and populism, even more so. "Doublethink" features in Nineteen Eighty-Four and is the forerunner to "Fake News." Orwell foresaw the creation of the EU and more significantly he predicted that post-Imperial xenophobia would cause Britain to leave it. His struggle with his own antisemitism could serve as a lesson to today's Labour Party and while the So