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A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962 · Novella

Setting: near future

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A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English.

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Source: OpenLibrary

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ISBN: 9789944885706 — Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, paperback

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isfdb_id: 12305

openlibrary_id: OL261794W

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