{"product_id":"a-clockwork-orange-9780241951446","title":"A Clockwork Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe daring dystopian satire that inspired one of the most notorious films ever made, beautifully reimaginedas part of the Penguin Essentials series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Every generation should discover this book' Time Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this nightmare vision of youth in revolt, fifteen-year-old Alex and his friends set out on a diabolical orgy of robbery, rape, torture and murder. Alex is jailed for his teenage delinquency and the State tries to reform him - but at what cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperiment of language? Social prophecy? Black comedy? A Clockwork Orange is all of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDazzling and transgressive, this frightening fable about good and evil asks the meaning of human freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gruesomely witty cautionary tale' Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Not only about man's violent nature and his capacity to choose between good and evil. It is about the excitements and intoxicating effects of language' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language . . . a very funny book' William S. Burroughs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Anthony Burgess\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime \u0026amp; mystery, Science fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 Apr 2011 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anthony Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320755560826,"sku":"9780241951446","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241951446.jpg?v=1790660595","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-clockwork-orange-9780241951446","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}