A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessA 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

harboring no preconceptions of what he might find

Depicting the fatal clash between material desires and the liberating power of human passions

back from the city

and the ultimate triumph of the imagination

An Australian national of Indian origin

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A powerful comment on duty

'The best English novel since the war' Philip RothMagnus Pym - ranking diplomat

Is it possible to find lasting happiness

and Spirit Brides

more or less

and ends up on the doorstep of Hotel Silence