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NEWS / Orwell's novel of repression '1984' tops Russian bestseller lists
Orwell said he had used Stalin's dictatorship as a model for the personality cult of the all-seeing Big Brother, whose "thought police" force cowed citizens to engage in "doublethink" in order to believe that "War is peace, freedom is slavery".
Why we like dystopian novels so much
Dystopian novels aren't just a reflection of our current times, they are also vehicles to spread awareness.
Logan's Run author George Clayton Johnson dies at 86
Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson, who co-wrote the 1967 dystopian novel Logan's Run, passes away aged 86.
Orwell's novel of repression '1984' tops Russian bestseller lists
Orwell said he had used Stalin's dictatorship as a model for the personality cult of the all-seeing Big Brother, whose "thought police" force cowed citizens to engage in "doublethink" in order to believe that "War is peace, freedom is slavery".
Why we like dystopian novels so much
Dystopian novels aren't just a reflection of our current times, they are also vehicles to spread awareness.
Logan's Run author George Clayton Johnson dies at 86
Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson, who co-wrote the 1967 dystopian novel Logan's Run, passes away aged 86.
