London: Penguin # 27409 41st Printing circa , 1998 ----------paperback. Former owner name and 1998 date inside, very modest shelfwear, a fine unread copy.. .. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.

Synopsis

Anthony Burgess wrote more than 40 novels, but A Clockwork Orange is certainly his most famous. The novel is set in a not-too-distant future English society, namely characterized by a subculture of extreme youth violence. Alex, the unapologetic teenaged protagonist, narrates his exploits and experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. This narration — in a fictional slang called nadsat — is an experiment in language, combining elements of Russian and Cockney English. In fact, the title of the novel itself is taken from an old Cockney expression: “As queer as a clockwork orange.” The US edition of the novel was published without the final chapter, in which Alex grows up to renounce violence. Burgess strongly disapproved of the decision, arguing that it distorted the novel into a tale of unredeemable evil — far from the author’s original intention. Ironically, the US edition of A Clockwork Orange became a cult classic and was used by Stanley Kubrick for his 1971 film adaptation. A Clockwork Orange is ranked 65th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. It is also listed in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).

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Bookseller: John McCormick (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013703
Title: A Clockwork Orange
Author: Burgess, Anthony
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: .
ISBN 10: 014027409X
ISBN 13: 9780140274097
Publisher: London: Penguin # 27409 41st Printing circa
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1998
Bookseller catalogs: Science Fiction & Fantasy;

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