1984

The huge popular tax for any artist is the guarantee that they will be misunderstood. People outwardly know about the novel 1984 more than they actually know it. This book is an attempt to restore some balance by explaining what Orwell's novel is really about, the circumstances of its writing, and how it changed the world — over the past seventy years — after the author's passing. Certainly, the meaning of any artistic work is not limited to creative intentions, but in our case, Orwell's intentions — which have often been distorted and neglected — deserve reconsideration if we want the book to be understood as a book, not just a useful and inexhaustible source of satirical popular references. It is a work of art and a means to understand the world alike.