An edition of A Clockwork Orange (1962)

A Clockwork Orange

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An edition of A Clockwork Orange (1962)

A Clockwork Orange

  • 4.04 ·
  • 45 Ratings
  • 687 Want to read
  • 17 Currently reading
  • 85 Have read

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.



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Publisher
Buccaneer Books
Language
English
Pages
185

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A Clockwork Orange
2000, Penguin Classics
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A Clockwork Orange
2000, Penguin Classics
paperback in English - reprint 1
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A Clockwork Orange
/1993, Paperview U.K. Ltd.
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A Clockwork Orange
1990-06, Ballantine Books
paperback in English - First Revised Edition, thirty-sixth printing
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A Clockwork Orange
1972-01, Ballantine Books
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A Clockwork Orange
1964, Pan Books
paperback in English
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A Clockwork Orange
1963, W.W. Norton and Co.
hardcover in English - Book Club Edition
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A clockwork orange
1963, W. W. Norton & Company
paperback in English - [1st American ed.]

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First Sentence

"'WHAT'S it going to be then, eh?'"

The Physical Object

Format
Library binding
Number of pages
185
Dimensions
8.7 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
Weight
14.1 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8689596M
ISBN 10
1568495110
ISBN 13
9781568495118
Library Thing
1473
Goodreads
1003287

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April 21, 2022 Edited by Lisa Merge works
September 8, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format 'Library Binding' to 'Library binding'; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work)
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April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record.