Review
A gruesomely witty cautionary tale (Time )
Every generation should discover this book (Time Out )
Not only about man's violent nature and his capacity to choose between good and evil. It is about the excitements and intoxicating effects of language (Daily Telegraph )
I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language...a very funny book (William S. Burroughs )
One of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation (The Times ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Every generation should discover this book (Time Out )
Not only about man's violent nature and his capacity to choose between good and evil. It is about the excitements and intoxicating effects of language (Daily Telegraph )
I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language...a very funny book (William S. Burroughs )
One of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation (The Times ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Book Description
This classic of post-industrial alienation shocks us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil.
--This text refers to the
Audio CD
edition.
Product 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?
About the Author
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.
