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George Orwell's novels still seem relevant today

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  • 22 January 2018
  • Marc Atallah
    • Lettres, UNIL
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British writer George Orwell still seems as relevant as ever. His novel "1984" had already broken sales records in 2017, in the wave of Donald Trump's election and fake news. And in 2018, it's his other famous novel, "Animal Farm", that's picking up steam.

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