A clockwork orange
Burgess, Anthony, 1917-19931994
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Alex and his gang terrorize London in the not-too-distant future. Their sole motive is gratuitous violence, their language the teenage argot "nadsat". When the powers-that-ought-to-be catch Alex, they respond with violence on another level - a frightening experiment in criminal rehabilitation.
Main title:
A clockwork orange / Anthony Burgess.
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Imprint:
London : Compact Books, 1994, c1962.
Collation:
195p. ; 19cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1962.
ISBN:
9780749318475
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
Index terms:
English fiction
BRN:
1294980