This stunning new edition of ‘1984’ reminds us that we’re still living in Orwell’s dystopia

Perpetual war. Authoritarian leaders. Mass surveillance. Alternative facts. Back in 1949, when George Orwell published “1984,” this was the dystopian future he imagined. Now, it seems like Orwell wasn’t just a creative novelist. He was prophetic. The world we currently live in features all of these dark realities. The British publisher Folio Society has just released a new limited edition of “1984” that is perfectly suited to this moment. The company partnered with the design...