Anthony Burgess: A Biography
- ISBN-10
- 0312322518
- ISBN-13
- 9780312322519
- Series
- Anthony Burgess
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 434
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-03-19
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Roger Lewis
Description
A portrait of the work and character of the esteemed writer, critic, and composer assesses his personal struggles while separating out the facts from the fiction surrounding his famous antic disposition and tracing the creation of such pieces as A Clockwork Orange. 15,000 first printing.
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Other editions
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- 2009
- 192 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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