Learning on ScreenWired for Books: Anthony Burgess
- Synopsis
- Best known for his novel, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess talks about being told by his doctor in 1959 that he had a fatal brain tumor and only had a year to live. That was when Burgess became a full-time writer and wrote his famous novel. The doctor was wrong and Burgess would live and write for another forty years.
In this 1985 interview with Don Swaim, Burgess discusses A Clockwork Orange and the 1970 film adaptation of the novel. He also talks about the writer, T. S. Eliot, whom Burgess calls a "prophet" with ideas similar to Zen Buddhists.
Anthony Burgess explains why he thinks all writers are dangerous and says that all a successful writer needs to produce is 1,000 words per day. - Series
- Wired for Books
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 1985
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- Eliot, Thomas Stearns (1888-1965); literature - English; Burgess, Anthony
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.wiredforbooks.org/anthonyburgess/
- Delivery
- Streamed
Production Company
- Name
CBS Radio
Distributor
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