Guide Note: A Clockwork Orange is a novel written by Anthony Burgess. It takes place in the future and follows the story of the anti-hero Alex through his life of ultraviolence, treatment, punishment and final understanding of the power struggles between older and younger generations.
Fast Facts:
- Author: Anthony Burgess
- Publication Date: 1962
- 1971: Adapted into a film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Malcolm McDowell
- Original novel had 21 chapters, US version omitted Chapter 21
- Nadsat: the language of the youth in novel and comprised of Russian, Cockney, Slavic and pure imagination