George Orwell was ahead of his time as an author. His most famous work, 1984, was written in 1948, where he envisioned a society terrorized by constant surveillance from Big Brother. Like Animal Farm, which was conceived as a parable about totalitarian systems in the post-war era, it remains relevant in the age of Big Data. George Orwell's life was as modern as his books. He studied at Eton, went to Burma, fought in the Spanish Civil War, was a staunch opponent of Stalinism, and worked as a journalist in the slums of London. With this finely drawn, classic-realistic comic, Sébastien Verdier and Pierre Christin pay tribute to the cult author. Illustrations by Annie Goetzinger, Juanjo Guarnido, Enki Bilal, Manu Larcenet, Blutch, and André Juillard showcase Orwell's individual works.