Allen Mendenhall George Orwell, novelist, essayist, journalist and critic, was born 111 years ago on June 25th. His novel 1984, a disturbing reminder of the dangers of excessive state power, remains gripping and popular, as does his allegorical novella Animal Farm, a creative and devastating critique of Stalinism. Before long, however, Orwell’s fiction may cease to shock … Continue reading Orwell’s Oceania in ‘1984’