Then again, when has Nineteen Eighty-Four not been relevant? Nothing but the truth: the legacy of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four Read moreOverstatement walks hand in hand with anachronism. When Bradford writes, “I would not venture that Orwell anticipated #MeToo, not quite,” one is thankful for small mercies. The answer is that he would agree with Richard Bradford. Dorian Lynskey is the author of The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell’s 1984 (Doubleday)• Orwell: A Man of Our Time by Richard Bradford is published by Bloomsbury Caravel (£18).

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2020 06:56 UTC