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A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

Paperback Published on: 07/04/2011
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A Clockwork Orange
Incredibly entertaining
I normally steer away from books which involve alterative languages, but I found myself picking up the narrative from the start, finding it incredibly amus... READ MORE
Stephanie Lewis at Aberdeen Union Bridge
A Clockwork Orange
Thought-provoking!
I loved this book. I was a bit hesitant to read it because I knew it was written using Nadsat, a sort of slang created by Burgess for the novel. However I ... READ MORE
Amanda Parker at Dundee
A Clockwork Orange
Kids and Their Shenanigans
Before the iconic film, there was the iconic book. Until recently, I have been too scared to read this book. I'm squeamish at the best of times and the boo... READ MORE
Charlie Hay at Brentwood

Synopsis

The daring dystopian satire that inspired one of the most notorious films ever made, beautifully reimaginedas part of the Penguin Essentials series

'Every generation should discover this book' Time Out
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In this nightmare vision of youth in revolt, fifteen-year-old Alex and his friends set out on a diabolical orgy of robbery, rape, torture and murder. Alex is jailed for his teenage delinquency and the State tries to reform him - but at what cost?

Experiment of language? Social prophecy? Black comedy? A Clockwork Orange is all of these.

Dazzling and transgressive, this frightening fable about good and evil asks the meaning of human freedom.
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'A gruesomely witty cautionary tale' Time

'Not only about man's violent nature and his capacity to choose between good and evil. It is about the excitements and intoxicating effects of language'Daily Telegraph

'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language . . . a very funny book' William S. Burroughs

'One of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation'The Times

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241951446
  • Number of pages: 144
  • Dimensions: 181 x 111 x 11 mm
  • Weight: 78g
  • Languages: English

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A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
I had to read this book for AS English Literature. I must admit at first I did struggle to like this book because I didn't like the narrator's character s... READ MORE
Disneyaholic
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
I have to say the novel is better than the film, I want to make that clear before the main body of this review. However both the book and film are flawed. ... READ MORE
Christopher Sloan
A Clockwork Orange
Outstanding
A Clockwork Orange is undoubtedly one of the greatest books I have ever read. Burgess is masterful in his use of language and creation of a deeply disturbi... READ MORE
whisperlaughlive
A Clockwork Orange
Humanity and the State
This entire novel represents an articulate and living evocation of the Sapir- Whorf hypothesis that language is thought and the way we are able to think is... READ MORE
Tim Dumble
A Clockwork Orange
Unforgettable
A Clockwork Orange set in a near-future dystopian society and it is narrated by Alex in 'nadsat', a slang used by the teens of the day. Nadsat incorporates... READ MORE
Natasha Gorringe
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
Well my droogies, this is a horrorshow book. A masterpiece. Truly unique. Anthony Burgess skills in writing humorous and likable characters is unmatched. T... READ MORE
Taymaz Valley
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
This infamous tale of Alex and his 'droogies' is well worth a look. It is well-paced, with a unique language of its own - 'nadsat', or 'teen-speak', which ... READ MORE
Charlie Berry
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
In the week that I read this, I made little sense to my friends as I was speaking fluent Nadsat without even thinking about it! When people saw me reading... READ MORE
Leah Jones
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
I have re-read A Clockwork Orange, as there seemed to be a large number of people who disagreed with my first review. Therefore this time I have come to li... READ MORE
Christopher Sloan
A Clockwork Orange
An Anthony Burgess Essential
"A Clockwork Orange," although it mainly gain popularity from the Stanley Kubrick film with the same name, is an excellent short-read and novel in my opini... READ MORE
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