<p><b>Longlisted for the </b><b>Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2019</b><br><b></b><br><b>'If you have even the slightest interest in Orwell or in the development of our culture, you should not miss this engrossing, enlightening book.' John Carey, <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><b></b><br>George Orwell's last novel has become one of the iconic narratives of the modern world. Its ideas have become part of the language - from 'Big Brother' to the 'Thought Police', 'Doublethink', and 'Newspeak' - and seem ever more relevant in the era of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts'.</p><p>The cultural influence of <i>1984</i> can be observed in some of the most notable creations of the past seventy years, from Margaret Atwood's <i>The Handmaids Tale</i> to Terry Gilliam's <i>Brazil</i
