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April 4 – The narrative of George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four begins and causes widespread discussion. G. K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill is also set in this year; and Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 (いちきゅうはちよん, Ichi-Kyū-Hachi-Yon, 2009–2010) is set in a parallel version of it.
The Orwell Archive at University College London contains undated notes about ideas that evolved into Nineteen Eighty-Four.The notebooks have been deemed "unlikely to have been completed later than January 1944", and "there is a strong suspicion that some of the material in them dates back to the early part of the war".
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There may be no one who can say "I told you so" better than George Orwell, who was born today, June 25th in 1903. In Orwell's novel "1984" — which was published in 1949 — the English author ...
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell.His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism (both authoritarian communism and fascism), and support of democratic socialism.
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction winners and finalists Year Author Title Result Ref. 1975 E. L. Doctorow: Ragtime: Winner [5] 1976 John Gardner: October Light: Winner [6] Cynthia Ozick: Bloodshed and Three Novellas: Finalist [6] Vladimir Nabokov: Details of a Sunset and Other Stories: Renata Adler: Speedboat: Richard Yates: The ...
The 27th Critics’ Choice Awards aired on The CW and TBS Sunday, March 13, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. Scroll down to see the full list of nominees — and look for the bolded names to see who won ...
Feeling the love! Some of the most celebrated stars and acclaimed projects -- in film and television -- were honored at this year's 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards.Going into Sunday's show ...