The Ministry of Truth

The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984 is a book-length history of George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four written by Dorian Lynskey and published by Doubleday in 2019. In this sweeping account, Lynskey reconstructs the fictional world of Oceania through extensive research into Orwell's own life and writings, examining how "1984" became one of the most influential political novels of the twentieth century. The book also explores the novel's enduring relevance to contemporary debates about truth, language, and power.