Julia, a feminist version of George Orwell's 1984 novel, has been approved by the estate of the late author and has found publishers in both North America and the U.K., with Variety reporting the upcoming novel is already being eyed for an on-screen adaptation.
A protester holds a German translation of George Orwell's book "1984" as he demonstrates for journalists' rights on August 1, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The first case against journalists in the country in over 50 years was brought against them after two German journalists reported that the German government was planning to increase online snooping. Adam Berry poses for a picture.
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The female character of the same name in the original 1984 novel will be told from the perspective of the male character.
The novel will be published in North America by Mariner Books.
Granta Books has the rights to the novel in the UK.
Variety reported that the upcoming novel, which will not be released until Newman's next book The Men hits bookstores and e-readers in 2022, has already received a lot of interest, though it will not be optioned for several more months.
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The 1984 book has been adapted twice into films, the first in 1956 and the second in 1984. The independent studio wiip optioned a broadway adaptation of the novel in January to become a five-part limited series. Since its release, the novel has sold over 30 million copies.
Bill Hamilton, literary executor of Orwell's estate, told The Guardian that there are two unanswered questions in Orwell's novel. It is true to the original that Newman gets under the skin of Big Brother's world in a completely convincing way, but also gives a dramatically different narrative to stand alongside the original.
It is not possible to draw concrete correlations, but 1984 has seen spikes in sales concurring with real-world events to which some may draw parallels. The book reached #3 on Amazon's list of best selling books in 2013). It reached #1 on the same list and was ordered to be re-released by Penguin. The Capitol riots on January 6th made it top the charts in January 2021. The term "Orwellian" reached its highest level of internet search interest since 2004, when the data was first tracked, according to the data.
