george orwell was the author of the book nineteen eighty four.
who is the author of the book nineteen eighty four?
george orwell
bullet::::- our lady peace's album "spiritual machines" contained a track entitled "r.k. 1949" where the narrator states, "the year is 1949, george orwell portrays the chilling world in which computers are used by large bureaucracies to monitor and enslave the population in his book nineteen eighty-four."









































bullet::::- uk rap artist jehst makes a number of references to 1984 in his lyrics "2004, its more like 1984 right here right now" and "its 1984!” in songs with a strong political edge, he also makes reference to "orwellian prophecies", thought police and big brother.









































section::::references in popular music.:songs.:samples from "nineteen eighty-four".
nineteen eighty-four in popular media
when it was first published, "nineteen eighty-four" received critical acclaim. v. s. pritchett, reviewing the novel for the "new statesman" stated: "i do not think i have ever read a novel more frightening and depressing; and yet, such are the originality, the suspense, the speed of writing and withering indignation that it is impossible to put the book down." p. h. newby, reviewing "nineteen eighty-four" for "the listener" magazine, described it as "the most arresting political novel written by an englishman since rex warner's "the aerodrome."" "nineteen eighty-four" was also praised by bertrand russell, e. m. forster and harold nicolson. on the other hand, edward shanks, reviewing "nineteen eighty-four" for "the sunday times", was dismissive; shanks claimed "nineteen eighty-four" "breaks all records for gloomy vaticination". c. s. lewis was also critical of the novel, claiming that the relationship of julia and winston, and especially the party's view on sex, lacked credibility, and that the setting was "odious rather than tragic".
nineteen eighty-four