The author was a graduate of the University of Manchester. Given that his tale of Alex and his droogs completes fifty years in 2012, it was fitting that the University unveiled a commemmorative plaque in his honour at its premises.
Which author, and which work (which is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century)?
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Anthony Burgess, who wrote "A Clockwork Orange". This dystopian tale had its teenage delinquents use a slang called "Nadsat"; in it, the word 'droog' means 'friend'.
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