A clockwork orange
Burgess, Anthony, 1917-19932011
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| GLADESVILLE | ADULT FICTION | F BURGClassics | Available |
'What we were after was lashings of ultraviolence'. In this nightmare vision of youth in revolt, fifteen-year-old Alex and his friends set out on a diabolical orgy of robbery, rape, torture and murder. Alex is jailed for his teenage delinquency and the State tries to reform him - but at what cost? Social prophecy? Black comedy? Study of freewill? "A Clockwork Orange" is all of these. It is also a dazzling experiment in language, as Burgess creates a new language - 'nadsat', the teenage slang of a not-too-distant future.
Main title:
A clockwork orange / Anthony Burgess.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2011, c1962.
Collation:
140 p. ; 18 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1962.
ISBN:
9780241951446
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
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BRN:
298512
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADESVILLE | ADULT FICTION | F BURGClassics | Available |