Opinion: A completely new take on '1984'

At a time when George Orwell’s ’1984’ feels more relevant than ever, Sandra Newman’s novel ‘Julia’ critiques Orwell’s misogyny in ‘1984’ while joining a long tradition of fictional retellings that reimagine a classic work’s protagonist through the eyes of a marginalized character, writes Laura Beers.

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