![]() ![]() ![]() In his introduction, Blake Morrison situates A Clockwork Orange within the context of Anthony Burgess's many other works, explores the author's unhappiness with the Stanley Kubrick film version, analyses the composition of the Nadsat argot spoken by Alex and his droogs, and examines the influences on Burgess's unique, eternally original style. ![]() The basis for Stanley Kubrick's notorious 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange is both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist and a serious exploration of the morality of free will. Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) was a novelist, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr Brodsky, and the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovico Technique, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. Burroughsįifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. ![]() Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo 'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language. ![]()
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