MixedI have reread the essay about Orwell which is good I don't agree with all of it but it is really good and then burgess's own big book in here I flick through and I don't remember thinking it was that great
1985 (1978)
Creators: Mixed Ingenious, chilling and darkly comic, 1985 combines a devastating critique of Orwell's 1984 with a terrifying vision of the future. As memorable as A Clockwork Orange, it is as powerful and unsettling as anything Burgess has written. First published in 1978, its thoughts and ideas still hold very true today.
- ISBN:
- 9781907616006
- Length:
- 272 pages
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MixedSimilar books
- Black Prince
- 1984 (adaptation)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- A Clockwork Orange
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- The Glass Bees
Adam Roberts"The Black Prince is a brutal historical tale of chivalry, religious belief, obsession, siege and bloody warfare. From disorientating depictions of medieval battles to court intrigues and betrayals, the campaigns of Edward III, the Black Prince, are brought to vivid life. This rambunctious novel, based on a completed screenplay and the notes for an unfinished novel by Anthony Burgess and approved by the Burgess estate, showcases Adam Roberts in complete control of the novel as a way of making us look at history with fresh eyes, all while staying true to the linguistic pyrotechnics and narrative verve of Burgess's best work."--Dust jacket flap
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