A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming …
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A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English. According to Burgess, it was a jeu d'esprit written in just three weeks.
In 2005, A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The original manuscript of the book has been kept at McMaster University's William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since the institution purchased the documents in 1971. It is considered one of the most influential dystopian books.
Also contained in:
A Clockwork Orange and Honey for the Bears A Clockwork Orange / The Wanting Seed
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A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 219 pages
English language
Published June 1990 by Ballantine Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-35443-3Copied ISBN!
A Clockwork Orange
mass market paperback, 191 pages
English language
Published January 1972 by Ballantine Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-02624-8Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 957919
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 140 pages
English language
Published 2000 by Penguin Classics.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-85613-266-4Copied ISBN!
A Clockwork Orange
mass market paperback, 191 pages
English language
Published October 1974 by Ballantine Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-24319-5Copied ISBN!
Laranja Mecânica
21 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm, 224 pages
português language
Published 2004 by Aleph.
- ISBN:
- 978-85-7657-003-5Copied ISBN!
Заводной Апельсин
Paperback, 156 pages
Russian language
Published 1991 by "Khudozhestvennai︠a︡ lit-ra,".
- ISBN:
- 978-5-280-02370-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 27822427
La naranja mecanica
Paperback, 201 pages
Spanish language
Published June 2022 by Minotauro.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-1324-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 1356903629
L'orange mécanique
Paperback, 316 pages
French language
Published May 2010 by Pavillons Poche ROBERT LAFFONT.
- ISBN:
- 978-2-221-10849-9Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 690860063
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback
English language
Published 2000 by Penguin.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-118260-5Copied ISBN!
Arancia Meccanica
Paperback, 235 pages
Italian language
Published 1969 by giulio einaudi.
- ISBN:
- 978-88-06-17356-2Copied ISBN!
La naranja mecánica 60 aniversario
Hardcover, 306 pages
Published by Minotauro.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-1381-6Copied ISBN!
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 160 pages
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-015217-3Copied ISBN!
Mechaniczna pomarancza
Paperback, 256 pages
Published by vis-a-vis Etiuda.
- ISBN:
- 978-83-7998-029-1Copied ISBN!
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