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Considered "perhaps the 20<sup>th</sup> century's best chronicler of English culture", he wrote works in many different genres including novels, essays, polemic journalism, literary reviews and poetry. His most famous works are the satirical novel Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]] (1949). | Considered "perhaps the 20<sup>th</sup> century's best chronicler of English culture", he wrote works in many different genres including novels, essays, polemic journalism, literary reviews and poetry. His most famous works are the satirical novel Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]] (1949). | ||
His book, [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]], has most notably inspired [[Matthew Bellamy|Bellamy]] in the song [[United States of Eurasia (song)|United States of Eurasia"]] and possibly [[Citizen Erased (song)|"Citizen Erased"]] as well. | His book, [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]], has most notably inspired [[Matthew Bellamy|Bellamy]] in the song [[United States of Eurasia (song)|United States of Eurasia"]] and possibly [[Citizen Erased (song)|"Citizen Erased"]] as well. Also, there is a reference to the Thought Police in Resistance, which are characters in 1984. | ||
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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author. His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism.
Considered "perhaps the 20th century's best chronicler of English culture", he wrote works in many different genres including novels, essays, polemic journalism, literary reviews and poetry. His most famous works are the satirical novel Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
His book, Nineteen Eighty-Four, has most notably inspired Bellamy in the song United States of Eurasia" and possibly "Citizen Erased" as well. Also, there is a reference to the Thought Police in Resistance, which are characters in 1984.