The Clock Strikes Thirteen: Why 1984 Still Haunts the Modern Mind
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four remains the definitive cautionary tale of the 20th century, a dystopian masterpiece that continues to serve as a "magnifying device" for examining our own reality. Published in June 1949, the novel was written while Orwell was dying of tuberculosis, fueled by his observations of the rise of Hitler and Stalin. A Warning, Not a Prophecy Orwell 1984
Though often called a prophecy, Orwell himself described the book as a against the "excessive politicization" and totalitarian trends he saw in European society. Seventy Years Later, It's Still '1984' | Cato Institute The Clock Strikes Thirteen: Why 1984 Still Haunts