Blog: The ever-increasing relevance of 1984
- 22-Jan-2022
When 1984 came out it was not very well received. George Orwell was considered an eccentric having dangerously leftist views and had fought in the Spanish civil war. He was gravely ill and sheltered in a virtual shack frantically completing his dystopian novel. It was later on that 1984 became a classic and much later […]
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ has become a best-seller again
- 25-Jan-2017
WASHINGTON: Amid a seemingly endless battle with the new US president over truth and untruth, George Orwell’s “1984” has become a best-seller again. The dystopian novel featuring a so-called “ministry of truth” that distorts reality was the number one seller on Amazon’s US book list on Wednesday. Sales of the book have been spiking amid […]