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Informationen zum Autor Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. He served in the army from 1940 to 1954 before becoming a colonial education officer. It was while he held this post that doctors told him he would die! and he decided to try to live by writing. He achieved a worldwide reputation as one of the leading novelists of his day! and one of the most versitile. His writings include criticism! scripts and translations! and a Broadway musical! and he composed three symphonies which have been publicly performed in the USA. His books have been published all over the world and include A Clockwork Orange ! The Clockwork Testament ! Inside Mr Enderby ! Enderby's Dark Lady ! Earthly Powers ! Abba Abba and The End of the World News . Anthony Burgess died in 1993. Klappentext In this 1962 classic! a novelistic exploration of modern crime and punishment! Alex is the 15-year-old leader of his gang of "droogs" thriving in the ultraviolent future as prophetically imagined by Burgess. Zusammenfassung In this 1962 classic! a novelistic exploration of modern crime and punishment! Alex is the 15-year-old leader of his gang of "droogs" thriving in the ultraviolent future as prophetically imagined by Burgess.
