RavePacific StandardIn The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell\'s 1984, Londoner Dorian Lynskey explains vividly why Orwell still matters ... The Ministry of Truth is informed by extensive research into both history and pop culture, ranging from the traumas of the 19th and 20th centuries to our present troubled moment, which Orwell’s writings continue to explain and clarify ... Lynskey ... writes engagingly, and makes a persuasive case for Orwell’s contemporary relevance.