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A Clockwork Orange: Play with Music (Modern Plays)
by Burgess, Anthony
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0413735907
- ISBN 13
- 9780413735904
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Methuen Drama. New. Special order direct from the distributor
Synopsis
Anthony Burgess wrote more than 40 novels, but A Clockwork Orange is certainly his most famous. The novel is set in a not-too-distant future English society, namely characterized by a subculture of extreme youth violence. Alex, the unapologetic teenaged protagonist, narrates his exploits and experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. This narration — in a fictional slang called nadsat — is an experiment in language, combining elements of Russian and Cockney English. In fact, the title of the novel itself is taken from an old Cockney expression: “As queer as a clockwork orange.” The US edition of the novel was published without the final chapter, in which Alex grows up to renounce violence. Burgess strongly disapproved of the decision, arguing that it distorted the novel into a tale of unredeemable evil — far from the author’s original intention. Ironically, the US edition of A Clockwork Orange became a cult classic and was used by Stanley Kubrick for his 1971 film adaptation. A Clockwork Orange is ranked 65th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. It is also listed in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).
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On Dec 18 2015, a reader said:
One of the worst books ever! this is sick.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Russell Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ING9780413735904
- Title
- A Clockwork Orange: Play with Music (Modern Plays)
- Author
- Burgess, Anthony
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 83
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0413735907
- ISBN 13
- 9780413735904
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- This edition first published
- October 1, 1998
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Russell Books Ltd
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Victoria, British Columbia
About Russell Books Ltd
Family owned and operated since 1961. Located in Downtown Victoria selling new, used, and remainder titles in all categories. We also have an extensive selection of Journals, cards and calendars.
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