A clockwork orange

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Anthony Burgess: A clockwork orange (1963, Norton)

188 pages

English language

Published 1963 by Norton.

ISBN:
978-0-393-00224-9
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OCLC Number:
365187

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Told through a central character, Alex, the disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism. A modern classic of youthful violence and social redemption set in a dismal dystopia whereby a juvenile deliquent undergoes state-sponsored psychological rehabilitation for his aberrant behavior.

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Subjects

  • Juvenile delinquents
  • Science fiction
  • Rehabilitation
  • Fiction
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