Detailed summary, analysis and reading guide by bright summaries mar 28, 2019 paperback. A clockwork orange, a 1962 novel by anthony burgess a clockwork orange film, a 1971 film directed by stanley kubrick based on the novel a clockwork orange soundtrack, the films official soundtrack. A clockwork orange 2 the independent banned books no. Sorry for the wait folks, you can expect more soon. A clockwork orange is anthony burgesss most famous novel, though youll quickly find out that it isnt his favorite. A clockwork orange by anthony burgess, paperback barnes.
A clockwork orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by english writer anthony burgess, published in 1962. A clockwork orange by anthony burgess book analysis. A clockwork orange is anthony burgesss most famous novel and its impact on. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Anthony burgess reflects on the process of writing his famous book a clockwork orange, and on his own upbringing.
Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of a clockwork orange. The book focuses on alex, a teenaged gangleader who begins a crime spree that eventually culminates in breaking into an elderly couples home and forcing the husband to watch the rape of his wife. In the book, this image isnt quite as powerful, with the creepy allwhite being replaced with a much more stereotypical black outfit. Restored edition penguin modern classics 01 by burgess, anthony, biswell, andrew isbn. In this society, ordinary citizens have fallen into a passive stupor of complacency, blind to the insidious growth of a rampant, violent youth culture. Today we compare the book and film of a clockwork orange. Martin amis, in his 2012 essay on a clockwork orange, rightly celebrates the almost whisplike nature of the novel. The teenage protagonist, alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. Anthony burgess, a clockwork orange the banned books.
A clockwork orange a clockwork orange, novel by anthony burgess, published in 1962. But the book, not kubricks script, is the essential text, a stunningly original novel that opened many literary doors for the work of subsequent. The paperback of the a clockwork orange by anthony burgess at. A clockwork orange is a novel by anthony burgess that was first published in 1962.
One of the most iconic shots from a clockwork orange shows the camera slowly zooming towards the droogs, who are each sipping milk in the milk bar, dressed in their haunting white attire. This book has been the basis for some highly iconic scenes in cinema, and its easy to see why its such a famous book. A clockwork orange the international anthony burgess foundation. Did stanley kubrick steal the spotlight or does the original still sing. In anthony burgesss influential nightmare vision of the fut. Anthony burgesss 1962 novel a clockwork orange paints a dystopian view of a world desensitized to violence. The linguistic originality of the book, and the moral questions it raises, are as. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A clockwork orange is one of the 100 best novels of both time magazine and modern library and is on david bowies book list. The book is partially written in a russianinfluenced argot called nadsat, which takes its name from the russian suffix that is equivalent to teen in.
A clockwork orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by english writer anthony. It is set in a nearfuture society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. A short summary of anthony burgesss a clockwork orange. Dazzling and transgressive, a clockwork orange is a frightening fable about good in anthony burgesss influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends intense reaction against their society. But enough of that, here are some pages from a pitch he once made for a comic book adaptation of the anthony burgess novel, a clockwork orange.
A clockwork orange, novel by anthony burgess, published in 1962. A lost sequel to anthony burgesss a clockwork orange, in which the author explores the moral panic that followed the release of stanley kubricks film adaptation of his novel, has been. Summary plot overview a clockwork orange takes place in a futuristic city governed by a repressive, totalitarian superstate. It is a book that can still be read with steady pleasure, continuous amusement and at times incredulous admiration.