In this nightmare vision of a not-too-distant future, fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends rob, rape, torture and murder - for fun. Alex is jailed for his vicious crimes and the State undertakes to reform him - but how and at what cost?
Author Biography
Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer - during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an unoperable brain tumour in 1959, Burgess became a full-time writer and went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include- The Complete Enderby, Tremor of Intent, The Kingdom of the Wicked and A Clockwork Orange.
Reviews
A terrifying and marvellous book-Roald Dahl Still delivers the shock of the new ... a red streak of gleeful evil-Martin Amis
