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At the time of writing, it is nearly sixty years since the publication of Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange (1962), and it is fifty years since Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation was released in the US (1971). By the time of publication and by the time you read this, it will be 50 years since the film's release in the UK in 1972, hence this is a landmark period. Burgess's book stands as a key moment of change in the landscape of post-war English literature. It's the dystopian tale of young Alex (played memorably by Malcolm McDowell in the film adaptation), an intelligent teenage thug and leader of a gang of "Droogs" who spend their evenings

Author

Matthew Melia; Georgina Orgill

Publisher

Springer International Publishing Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9783031055997

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

2.08 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13