Literary world remembers Anthony Burgess

Title

Literary world remembers Anthony Burgess

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute; Obituary

TX Date

25 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Tribute to writer Anthony Burgess (died 22/11/93), author of the novel, A Clockwork Orange. Melvyn Bragg pays tribute to Burgess, and calls him a unique figure in world literature. Includes archive material of Burgess bemoaning people’s association of him with A Clockwork Orange. Auberon Waugh, editor of the Literary Review, scoffs at claims that Burgess was responsible for a rise in violence. Bragg describes his tenure on the South Bank Show. Tanya Hines reports.

Contributors

Auberon Waugh; Melvyn Bragg; Tanya Hines

Keywords

Books; Authors; Deaths; Films; Poets; Novels; Anthony Burgess; A Clockwork Orange

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