Nineteen Eighty-Five

1985 is a novel by English writer Anthony Burgess. Originally published in 1978, it was inspired by, and was intended as a tribute to, George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. 1985 is in two parts. The first is a series of essays and interviews (Burgess is the voice of the interviewer and the interviewee) discussing aspects of Orwell's book. The second is a novella set...
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  • Oct 1, 1978

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Anthony Burgess

John Burgess Wilson (pseudonym Anthony Burgess) (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. His dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange, widely considered to be his magnum opus, is by far his most famous novel, and was...
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