<p>George Orwell's '<em>1984', </em>a book about a dystopian future in which a totalitarian regime assumes full control over an individual's body and mind, suddenly shot to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books/zgbs/books">the top of the Amazon best-seller list</a> in the United States back in 2017. You can probably guess why...</p><p>On the eve of the 70th anniversary of its publication this June, we're dedicating two episodes to what is perhaps the most overused novel when it comes to fiction predictions.</p><p>In this first part, we talk to Prof. <a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/judge/jean-seaton/">Jean Seaton</a>, the director of the Orwell Foundation, to talk about the ways in which Orwell wrote <em>1984&nbsp;</em>as a rulebook for future generations and what place he reserved for hope.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>