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Harper Audio: Anthony Burgess’ ‘A Clockwork Orange’

Synopsis
A selection of the HarperCollins audio collections can now be heard on the Internet Town Hall.
Anthony Burgess reads from his cult classic, "A Clockwork Orange." This novel consists of a series of episodes in the life of Alex, a young tough who lives in a nightmare future of violence and sadism. Burgess created a special language he calls "Nadsat," a kind of anglo-russian fusion. Words like "stary," Russian for "old" and "horrorshow," from the Russian "khoroscho," meaning "good" pepper the descriptions Alex gives of his antisocial activities.
Language
English
Country
United States
Subjects
English language and literature
Keywords
Burgess, Anthony; literature - 20th century

Online availability

URI
http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/070494_harp_ITH.html
Delivery
Download

Publisher

Name

HarperCollins Publishers

Web
http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 8741 7070
Fax
020 8307 4440
Address
London

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