One of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century, George Orwell’s 1984, is getting a sequel of sorts. The British writer’s estate has granted approval to Julia, a novel by Sandra Newman (The Country of Ice Cream Star) that reframes the horrifying story of fascism from the perspective of the original’s romantic interest.
1984, which was first published in 1949, is told from the very narrow perspective of Winston Smith, who lives in a dystopia where Great Britain has been named Airstrip
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