El ministerio de la verdad

George Orwell's fascinating play 1984 has become a defining account of the modern world. Its cultural influence can be seen in some of the most notable creations of the last seventy years, from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to the television landmark Big Brother, while ideas like "Thought Police", "doublethink" and "Newspeak" "are ingrained in our discourse. The Ministry of Truth traces the life of one of the most influential books of the 20th century and a work that is increasingly relevant in this tumultuous age of "fake news" and "alternative facts." Dorian Lynskey investigates the influences that came together in the writing of 1984, from Orwell's experiences in the Spanish Civil War and wartime London to his fascination with utopian and dystopian fiction. Lynskey explores the phenomenon that the novel became when it was first published in 1949 and the changing ways it has been read since then, revealing how history can guide fiction and how fiction in turn can influence history. in the history.