A Clockwork Orange

Author: Anthony Burgess

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  • : $21.00 NZD
  • : 9780141182605
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : 0.136
  • : July 2000
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 10mm
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  • : Anthony Burgess
  • : Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780141182605
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Description

In this nightmare vision of a not-too-distant future, fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends rob, rape, torture and murder - for fun. Alex is jailed for his vicious crimes and the State undertakes to reform him - but how and at what cost?

Author description

Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer - during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an unoperable brain tumour in 1959, Burgess became a full-time writer and went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include: The Complete Enderby, Tremor of Intent, The Kingdom of the Wicked and A Clockwork Orange.