A Clockwork Orange
As seen:
By Anthony Burgess, and and, Martin Amis
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The fully restored fiftieth anniversary edition
Foreword by Martin Amis
First published by William Heinemann in 1962, A Clockwork Orange is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. This special edition, compiled and edited by Andrew Biswell, Burgess’s biographer, restores the text of the novel as Burgess originally wrote it, and includes a selection of interviews, articles, reviews and other previously unpublished material.
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Complex, very dark but interesting, only for older readers.
This is an absolute classic and not to be missed, despite the tricky linguistic style.
I think this might be the only time I remember a film version to have a darker ending than the book. I would definitely recommend both the book and the film to anyone who likes things clever and dark.
I really enjoyed the concept of this book about how violence in society is a problem but even more of a problem is the courrption of the goverment and the police and how they want to control us with their own hegemonic values of what is deemed right in socitey and what is humane to do to another person, the vigilantes or gang are my favourite charecters as they break the rules that the boursgise set and do as they please but also show how a world without rules would lead to chaos and disruption. i would recomend this too someone who enjoys a hard read but one that is controversial
