{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-truth-a-biography-of-george-orwells-1984","title":"The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984 - Paperback","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLonglisted for the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Fascinating . . . 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,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Orwell's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1984\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehas become a defining narrative of the modern world. Its cultural influence can be observed in some of the most notable creations of the past seventy years, from Margaret Atwood's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to the reality TV landmark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, while ideas such as 'thought police', 'doublethink', and 'Newspeak' are ingrained in our language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ministry of Truth\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echarts the life of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a work that is ever more relevant in this tumultuous era of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts'. Dorian Lynskey investigates the influences that came together in the writing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e from Orwell's experiences in the Spanish Civil War and in wartime London to his fascination with utopian and dystopian fiction. Lynskey explores the phenomenon the novel became when it was first published in 1949 and the changing ways in which it has been read over the decades since, revealing how history can inform fiction and how fiction can influence history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Everything you wanted to know about\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut were too busy misusing the word \"Orwellian\" to ask.' Caitlin Moran\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39294813700162,"sku":"","price":550.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/1650.jpg?v=1618066548","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/the-ministry-of-truth-a-biography-of-george-orwells-1984","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}