num_pages: 150
description: A Clockwork Orange is Anthony Burgess’s most famous novel and its impact on literary, musical and visual culture has been extensive. The novel is concerned with the conflict between the individual and the state, the punishment of young criminals, and the possibility or otherwise of redemption. The linguistic originality of the book, and the moral questions it raises, are as relevant now as they ever were. anthonyburgess.org
language: English
title: A Clockwork Orange
titlecomplete: A Clockwork Orange
characters: Alex Jacobi, Dim, Dr Brodsky, Georgie, Pete
genres: Literature, Crime, Science Fiction, Classics, Modern Classics, Novels, Fiction, Horror, Dystopia, British Literature
ratings_count: 694637
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
publisher: Penguin Books