I’m not going to deny here that the book contains violence. 3) in C, and the opera Blooms of Dublin.Ī Clockwork Orange is one of those books which everyone has heard of but which few people have actually read –- mostly, I think, because it is preceded by a reputation of shocking ultra-violence. He translated and adapted Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus the King, and Carmen for the stage scripted Jesus of Nazareth and Moses the Lawgiver for the screen invented the prehistoric language spoken in Quest for Fire and composed the Sinfoni Melayu, the Symphony (No. He published studies of Joyce, Hemingway, Shakespeare and Lawrence, produced the treatises on linguistics Language Made Plain and A Mouthful of Air, and was a prolific journalist, writing in several languages. His fiction includes the Malayan trilogy (The Long Day Wanes) on the dying days of Britain's empire in the East the Enderby quartet of novels about a poet and his muse Nothing Like the Sun, a recreation of Shakespeare's love-life A Clockwork Orange, an exploration of the nature of evil and Earthly Powers, a panoramic saga of the 20th century. Born in Manchester, he lived for long periods in Southeast Asia, the USA and Mediterranean Europe as well as in England. He was also a librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator, linguist and educationalist.

So if you are not easily queasy and like books that make you think or are challenging, I do recommend this book.Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.Īnthony Burgess was a British novelist, critic and composer. Yes it was sickening, but I tend to favor books that get that kind of reaction from me IF there is some kind of point being made, as opposed to just for shock value. I really liked this book, and thought it was one of the best written books I have ever read. So in you may find yourself rooting for the main character, not because he is a great guy (he's not), but because you may not agree with what he is put through. I love the head scratcher books where there is a very very very gray area. However, in the middle and latter parts of the book, there are things done to him by society in the name of 'good' that are highly questionable, and as much as I hated him I found myself asking 'Was that really justifiable?' And there isn't really a clear answer to that question, which is what makes the book so interesting. I can't really say what he does that is so horrendous without giving away spoilers (unless you really want to know) but let's just say you do NOT want to meet him in a dark alley or be alone in a car with him. I can't really say what he does that is so horrendous without giving away spoilers (unl …more The protagonist does things that are absolutely cringe-worthy. KT The protagonist does things that are absolutely cringe-worthy.

Prisukamas apelsinas by Anthony Burgess