Clockwork Orange

Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future hunting for terrible thrills. <p><b>'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language ... a very funny book' William S. Burroughs <br></b><br>Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of <i>droogs</i> rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr Brodsky, and the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovico Technique, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day. The basis for Stanley Kubrick's notorious 1971 film, <i>A Clockwork Orange </i>is both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist and a serious exploration of the morality of free will.<br><br>In his introduction, Blake Morrison situates <i>A Clockwork Orange </i>within the context of Anthony Burgess's many other works, explores the author's unhappiness with the Stanley Kubrick film version, analyses the composition of the <i>Nadsat</i> argot spoken by Alex and his <i>droogs</i>, and examines the influences on Burgess's unique, eternally original style.<br><br>With an Introduction by Blake Morrison</p>