Its a great delusion to think the novel 1984 is about a future dystopia. Its not. Its about totalitarianism that was, is, and can always be. Read Hitchens Why Orwell Matters Czeslaw Milosz, the great Polish poet, National Laureate of Poland now, who in 51, just as Orwell had died, wrote a book called The Captive Mind, saying within the Polish Communist Party, hed defected, there is the secret circulation of this book, 1984, which creates much discussion within the inner party and every one is astonished to find that this Englishman who has written it has never visited the Soviet Union, they cant believe anyone could have got it so right without living under it. Now, I dont think any writer has ever been paid such a handsome compliment, in a way. Heres a book about the book thats within the inner party, the book becomes a much-discussed book within the inner party, within a year of its publication
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:46:49 +0000
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