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In Anthony Burgess's 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.
Dazzling and transgressive, A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition, and Burgess's introduction, "A Clockwork Orange Resucked."
"A Clockwork Orange… is a book that can still be read with steady pleasure, continuous amusement and―at times―incredulous admiration." ―New York Times Book Review
"Told in high-flying, pyrotechnic patois that's since bled into the cultural lexicon, A Clockwork Orange is a postmodern triumph." ―Esquire
"A nasty little shocker." ―Times Literary Supplement
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Anthony Burgess (1917–1993) is the author of many works, including The Wanting Seed, Nothing Like the Sun, and Re Joyce. A Clockwork Orange is one of the "100 best novels" of both Time magazine and Modern Library and is on David Bowie's Book List.
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