Ministries of Nineteen Eighty-Four when production has actually gone down (see ). The Ministry hands out statistics which are "nonsense". When Winston is adjusting some Ministry of Plenty's figures, he explains this: Like the other ministries, the Ministry of Plenty seems to be entirely misnamed, since it is, in fact, responsible for maintaining a state of perpetual poverty, scarcity and financial shortages. However, the name is also apt, because, along with the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Plenty's other purpose is to convince the populace that they are living in a state of perpetual prosperity. Orwell made a similar reference to the Ministry
Disturbing the Peace (novel) writer. While Yates' short-story collection "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness" was celebrated, his second novel "A Special Providence" was panned. The lackluster sales and critical reception for "Disturbing the Peace" convinced many that "like Fitzgerald and so many others, he’d squandered his talent, drank it away." This reputation persisted until the following year when Yates published his acclaimed novel "The Easter Parade". For some period of time, Joe Pesci held the film rights but never acted on it. Disturbing the Peace (novel) Disturbing the Peace is a novel by American writer Richard Yates. First published in 1975, Yates' fourth book concerns