1. en.wikipedia.org

    John Anthony Burgess Wilson, FRSL (/ ˈ b ɜːr dʒ ə s /; [2] 25 February 1917 - 22 November 1993) who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer.. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel. [3] In 1971, it was adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said ...
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    Dec 26, 2024Anthony Burgess (born February 25, 1917, Manchester, England—died November 22, 1993, London) was an English novelist, critic, and man of letters whose fictional explorations of modern dilemmas combine wit, moral earnestness, and a note of the bizarre.. Trained in English literature and phonetics, Burgess taught in the extramural department of Birmingham University (1946-50), worked for the ...
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  4. anthonyburgess.org

    The International Anthony Burgess Foundation

    https://www.anthonyburgess.org › about-anthony-burgess

    Anthony Burgess died at the age of 76 in London on 22 November 1993. His last novel, Byrne, was published posthumously in 1995. Andrew Burgess Wilson died in London from a cerebral haemorrhage in 2002. Liana Burgess died in Italy on 3 December 2007.
  5. bookseriesinorder.com

    Anthony Burgess was a British non-fiction and fiction and literary author. Anthony was born on Feb 25th, 1917 in Manchester and studied at the Xavierian College and later on lectured at Birmingham University. Burgess spent considerable time traveling the world. In his lifetime he has toured south-east Asia, Mediterranean Europe, and England.
  6. interestingliterature.com

    Quick facts from the life of Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange 1. His most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange, may have been partly inspired by a dark event in Burgess' past, shortly after he and his first wife married. For this classic novel, Burgess invented an entire new language, Nadsat (the name is taken from the Russian for 'teen' - i.e. a form of slang used by teenagers).
  7. encyclopedia.com

    Anthony Burgess >Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) was one of the most prolific literary figures of >the 20th century, producing a large number of novels, plays, biographies, >screenplays, criticism, and articles. John Anthony Burgess Wilson was born on February 25, 1917, in Manchester, England.
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    Earthly Powers is a panoramic saga novel of the 20th century by Anthony Burgess first published on October 13th 1980. It begins with the "outrageously provocative" [1] first sentence: "It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was in bed with my catamite when Ali announced that the archbishop had come to see me." On one level it is a parody of a "blockbuster" novel, with the 81 ...
  9. britannica.com

    Anthony Burgess (1917-93) was an English novelist, critic, and man of letters whose fictional explorations of modern dilemmas combine wit, moral earnestness, and a note of the bizarre. His A Clockwork Orange (1962; filmed 1971) made his reputation as a novelist of comic and mordant power. Other novels include The Eve of Saint Venus (1964), Enderby Outside (1968), Earthly Powers (1980), The End ...
  10. bookanalysis.com

    Anthony Burgess wrote music throughout his life, which may surprise readers who are only aware of his literary writing. He composed over 250 musical works and considered himself as much a composer as an author. He had originally wanted to study music at university, but he was turned down at the Victoria University of Manchester due to his poor ...

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  1. Anthony Burgess

    English writer and composer (1917–1993)

    John Anthony Burgess Wilson, who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel. In 1971, it was adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. Burgess produced numerous other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth. He worked as a literary critic for several publications, including The Observer and The Guardian, and wrote studies of classic writers, notably James Joyce. A versatile linguist, Burgess lectured in phonetics, and translated Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus Rex, and the opera Carmen, among others. Burgess was nominated and shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973. Wikipedia

    BornJohn Burgess Wilson, February 25, 1917, Harpurhey, Manchester, England
    Age at death76 years
    DiedNovember 22, 1993, St John's Wood, London, England
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