Bibliograph

The ministry of truth, the biography of George Orwell's 1984, Dorian Lynskey

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The ministry of truth, the biography of George Orwell's 1984, Dorian Lynskey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-332) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ministry of truth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1101643224

Responsibility statement

Dorian Lynskey

Sub title

the biography of George Orwell's 1984

Summary

"1984 isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes--Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5--that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a bestseller ("Ministry of Alternative Facts," anyone?). Its influence has morphed endlessly into novels (The Handmaid's Tale), films (Brazil), television shows (V for Vendetta), rock albums (Diamond Dogs), commercials (Apple), even reality TV (Big Brother). The Ministry of Truth is the first book that fully examines the epochal and cultural event that is 1984 in all its aspects: its roots in the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it; the personal experiences in wartime Great Britain that Orwell drew on as he struggled to finish his masterpiece in his dying days; and the political and cultural phenomena that the novel ignited at once upon publication and that far from subsiding, have only grown over the decades. It explains how fiction history informs fiction and how fiction explains history."-- Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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