In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right.Part two is Burgess' own dystopic vision, written in 1978. He skewers both the present and the future, describing a state where industrial disputes and social unrest compete with overwhelming surveillance, security concerns and the dominance of technology to make life a thing to be suffered rather than lived.Together these two works form a unique guide to one of the twentieth century's most talented, imaginative and prescient writers. Several decades later, Burgess' most singular work still stands.
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- Publication Date:
- 14/03/2013
- Imprint:
- Serpent's Tail
- Authors:
- Burgess, Anthony
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781846689192
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 14/03/2013
- Publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- Year Published:
- 2013
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781846689192