A clockwork orange
"Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's Ninth. He and his gang rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr. Brodsky, the government psychologist, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day ..."--Back cover.
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- Full title :A clockwork orange / Anthony Burgess ; with an introduction by Blake Morrison.
Summary
"Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's Ninth. He and his gang rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr. Brodsky, the government psychologist, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day ..."--Back cover.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:1972.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Penguin
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1972.
Notes
Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1962.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiii, 140 pages ; : 20 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0141182601, 9780141182605, 0140291059, 9780140291056
- oclc:ocm42744985
- LC Classification:PR6052.U638
- Dewey Decimal:823.914
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