The Clockwork Testament or

<p>First published in 1974 this novel is a semi-autobiographical reflection on the author's experience of having been the subject of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of <i>A Clockwork Orange</i> in 1971. This is the end of Enderby Anthony Burgess's finest comic creation. Dyspeptic and obese this is the account of his last day as a visiting professor in New York and his last day on Earth. <br><br>The Irwell Edition of <i>The Clockwork Testament</i> will provide new information about the genesis of the novel gleaned from a series of drafts and typescripts recently discovered in the archive of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation (IABF) in Manchester as well as printing a deleted chapter for the first time in English.</p>