A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (Thorndike Press Large Print Perennial Bestsellers Series) Anthony Burgess,
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 0786246448
Edition: Hardcover; 2002-10-01
Summary:
"Anthony Burgess reads chapters of his novel A Clockwork Orange with
hair-raising drive and energy. Although it is a fantasy set in an
Orwellian future, this is anything but a bedtime story." -The New
York TimesTold by the central character, Alex, this brilliant,
hilarious, and disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision
of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism.Anthony Burgess'
1963 classic stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New
World as a classic of twentieth century post-industrial alienation,
often shocking us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of
free will and the conflict between good and evil. In this recording,
the author's voice lends an intoxicating lyrical dimension to the
language he has so masterfully crafted. "I do not know of any other
writer who has done as much with language as Mr. Burgess has done [in
A Clockwork Orange]." -William S. BurroughsRecognized as one of the
literary geniuses of our time, Anthony Burgess produced thirty-two
novels, a volume of verse, sixteen works of nonfiction, and two
plays. Originally a composer, his creative output also included
countless musical compositions, including symphonies, operas, and
jazz. The author's musicality is evident in the lyrical and dramatic
reading he gives in this recording. Anthony Burgess died in 1993.
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