Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Burgess on A Clockwork Orange With its prophetic mixture of drugs, music, fashion and juvenile violence, Burgesss novel developed a countercultural following. This is the story of Alex and his teenage gang, "The Droogs", their life of rape and murder, and "ultraviolence", and the moral dilemma that arises when Alex is brainwashed into good citizenship. Anthony Burgess's stage play of his infamous cult novel and film of the same name. A Clockwork Orange was made into a film classic by Stanley Kubrick in 1971 and was dramatizes by the RSC in 1990. Anthony Burgess's play with music, based on his own provocative 1962 novella of the same name, was first published in 1987. He is given a choice - be brainwashed into good citizenship and set free, or face a lifetime inside. When a drug-fuelled night of fun ends in murder, Alex is finally busted and banged up. The Gang communicates in a language which is as complicated as their actions. Alex also revels in the music of Beethoven. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. Alex and his vicious teenage gang revel in horrific violence, mugging and gang rape. A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962.
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