Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) was an English novelist and composer, widely recognized for his dystopian satire "A Clockwork Orange." His work explored complex themes and linguistic experimentation, and he also contributed to film, television, and literary criticism.
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) was an English novelist and composer, best known for his dystopian novel "A Clockwork Orange" (1962), which critically examined societal norms and language. His versatile career also included writing librettos, screenplays, and literary criticism.
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| Back | 1917-1993 novelist his black dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange 1962, marked a new development in the Joycean tradition. John Anthony Burgess Wilson, FRSL (/ˈbɜːrdʒəs/;[2] 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was predominantly a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel.[3] In 1971, it was adapted into a highly controversial film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. Burgess produced numerous other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 TV mini-series Jesus of Nazareth. He worked as a literary critic for several publications, including The Observer and The Guardian, and wrote studies of classic writers, notably James Joyce. A versatile linguist, Burgess lectured in phonetics, and translated Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus Rex, and the opera Carmen, among others. |
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