'His final masterpiece ... enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history' New York Review of Books
'A profound, terrifying and wholly fascinating book ... Orwell's theory of power is developed brilliantly' The New Yorker
'A prophet who thought the unthinkable and spoke the unspeakable, even when it offended conventional thought' Daily Express
'Brilliantly constructed and told' Guardian
'There is not a smile or a jest that does not add bitterness to Orwell's utterly depressing vision of what the world may be in 35 years' time' TIME
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950). A renowned journalist, essayist, critic and novelist, he is best known for his novels Animal Farm and 1984, and his work remains influential to this day.