安東尼•伯吉斯 Anthony Burgess（1917—1993）

英國當代著名文學傢、作麯傢和文學評論傢。早年在大學攻讀文學，做過鋼琴師，進過情報部門。20世紀60年代被診斷患腦瘤，從此隱居，專事文學創作。後得知腦瘤純屬誤診，但其文學創作一直延續。一生發錶作品幾十部，以《發錶橙》最為著名、最具影響，另著有《塵世種子》、《塵世權利》等。他一直希望被看作會寫小說的音樂傢，而非會作麯的小說傢。

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"Anthony Burgess reads chapters of his novel A Clockwork Orange with hair-raising drive and energy. Although it is a fantasy set in an Orwellian future, this is anything but a bedtime story." -The New York Times

Told by the central character, Alex, this brilliant, hilarious, and disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism.Anthony Burgess' 1963 classic stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a classic of twentieth century post-industrial alienation, often shocking us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil. In this recording, the author's voice lends an intoxicating lyrical dimension to the language he has so masterfully crafted.

"I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language as Mr. Burgess has done [in A Clockwork Orange]." -William S. Burroughs

Recognized as one of the literary geniuses of our time, Anthony Burgess produced thirty-two novels, a volume of verse, sixteen works of nonfiction, and two plays. Originally a composer, his creative output also included countless musical compositions, including symphonies, operas, and jazz. The author's musicality is evident in the lyrical and dramatic reading he gives in this recording. Anthony Burgess died in 1993. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.