{"product_id":"9780141197531","title":"Modern Classics a Clockwork Orange","description":"Fully restored edition of Anthony Burgess' original text of \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, with a glossary of the teen slang 'Nadsat', explanatory notes, pages from the original typescript, interviews, articles and reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Andrew Biswell  With a Foreword by Martin Amis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is a horrorshow story ...'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Alex likes lashings of ultraviolence. He and his gang of friends rob, kill and rape their way through a nightmarish future, until the State puts a stop to his riotous excesses. But what will his re-education mean?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dystopian horror, a black comedy, an exploration of choice, \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e is also a work of exuberant invention which created a new language for its characters. This critical edition restores the text of the novel as Anthony Burgess originally wrote it, and includes a glossary of the teen slang 'Nadsat', explanatory notes, pages from the original typescript, interviews, articles and reviews, shedding light on the enduring fascination of the novel's 'sweet and juicy criminality'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917 and educated at Xaverian College and Manchester University. He spent six years in the British Army before becoming a schoolmaster and colonial education officer in Malaya and Brunei. After the success of his \u003ci\u003eMalayan Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, he became a full-time writer in 1959. His books have been published all over the world, and they include \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Enderby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNothing Like the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTremor of Intent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEarthly Powers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Dead Man in Deptford\u003c\/i\u003e. Anthony Burgess died in London in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Biswell is the Professor of Modern Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. His publications include a biography, \u003ci\u003eThe Real Life of Anthony Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Portico Prize in 2006. He is currently editing the letters and short stories of Anthony Burgess.","brand":"Anthony Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48201429221598,"sku":"9780141197531","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2a150db8-2710-4778-839e-a6a341c79f62.jpg?v=1777870121","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/fr\/products\/9780141197531","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}