Burgess, Anthony

A clockwork orange

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Description

A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English. According to Burgess, it was a jeu d'esprit written in just three weeks. In 2005, A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The original manuscript of the book has been kept at McMaster University's William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since the institution purchased the documents in 1971. It is considered one of the most influential dystopian books. ---------- Also contained in: [A Clockwork Orange and Honey for the Bears](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL23787405W) [A Clockwork Orange / The Wanting Seed](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17306508W)

First Sentence

'WHAT'S it going to be then, eh?'

Subjects

Other Editions

• A clockwork orange. - 1962 -
• A clockwork orange. - 1963 - W.W. Norton & Company, New York, United States
• A Clockwork Orange: Seventh printing, Mass Market Paperback - 1972 - Ballantine Books, New York
• A Clockwork Orange, Mass Market Paperback - 1976-07-12 - Ballantine Books
• A Clockwork Orange: First Ballantine Books Edition, 19th printing, Mass Market Paperback - 1977-09-01 - Ballantine Books, New York, USA
• A Clockwork Orange, Mass Market Paperback - 1983-07-12 - Ballantine Books
• A Clockwork Orange: Reprint, Paperback - 1987 - Penguin Books, Hammondsworth, Middlesex, England
• A clockwork orange: [New American ed.]. - 1988 - W. W. Norton & Company, New York, New York (State)
• A clockwork orange - 1990 - Arrow, London, England
• A Clockwork Orange: New Ed edition, Paperback - 1994-05-31 - Mandarin
• Clockwork Orange - 1995-04-01 - Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
• A Clockwork Orange: Reprinted with an introduction (6), Paperback - 1996 - Penguin Books, London
• Arancia Meccanica, Paperback - 1996 - Einaudi, Torino
• A Clockwork Orange, Library Binding - 1999-10-01 - Tandem Library
• A Clockwork Orange: reprint 1, Paperback - 2000 - Penguin Classics, London
• 113 other editions not shown