A Clockwork Orange: Popular Penguins

Author(s): Anthony Burgess

FICTION

'What's it going to be then, eh?'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?Social prophecy? Black comedy? Study of freewill? A Clockwork Orangeis all of these. It is also a dazzling experiment in language, as Burgess creates a new language - 'nadsat', the teenage slang of a not-too-distant future.'Every generation should discover this book' Time Out'A gruesomely witty cautionary tale'Time


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780141037226
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : July 2008
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Anthony Burgess
  • : Paperback
  • : 176