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
mass market paperback, 191 pages
English language
Published Oct. 2, 1974 by Ballantine Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-24319-5Copied ISBN!
A clockwork orange
Hardcover, 195 pages
English language
Published June 2, 1962 by Heinemann.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-434-09800-2Copied ISBN!
L'orange mécanique
Paperback, 316 pages
French language
Published May 2, 2010 by Pavillons Poche ROBERT LAFFONT.
- ISBN:
- 978-2-221-10849-9Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 690860063
La naranja mecanica
Paperback, 201 pages
Spanish language
Published June 2, 2022 by Minotauro.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-1324-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 1356903629
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 318 pages
Published Sept. 15, 2008 by Hayakawa Publishing/Tsai Fong Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-4-15-120052-6Copied ISBN!
Arancia Meccanica
Paperback, 235 pages
Italian language
Published June 2, 1969 by giulio einaudi.
- ISBN:
- 978-88-06-17356-2Copied ISBN!
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 224 pages
Published May 1, 2011 by Lian Pu Wen Hua/Tsai Fong Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-986-120-757-5Copied ISBN!
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 160 pages
Published Nov. 29, 1990 by Penguin Books Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-015217-3Copied ISBN!
A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 299 pages
Published Jan. 6, 2011 by Yilin Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-7-5447-1744-1Copied ISBN!
시계태엽오렌지
Paperback, 452 pages
Korean language
Published June 2, 2022 by Minŭmsa, Min Eumsa.
- ISBN:
- 978-89-374-6112-5Copied ISBN!
Modern Classics A Clockwork Orange
Paperback, 224 pages
Published May 25, 2010 by Brand: Penguin Books, Penguin Classic.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-119236-9Copied ISBN!
Clockwork Orange
Hardcover
Published Sept. 10, 2018 by Klett-Cotta Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-608-98157-5Copied ISBN!
Clockwork Orange
Paperback
Published May 23, 2014 by Reclam Philipp Jun..
- ISBN:
- 978-3-15-019897-1Copied ISBN!
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