num_pages: 159
description: Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence – he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's Ninth. He and his gang rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr. Brodsky, the government psychologist, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day ...The basis for one of the most notorious films ever made, A Clockwork Orange is both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist and a serious exploration of the morality of free will. 'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language ... a very funny book'William S. Burroughs
language: English
title: A Clockwork Orange
titlecomplete: A Clockwork Orange
characters: Pete, Alex Jacobi, Dr Brodsky, Georgie, Dim
genres: Dystopia, Novels, Science Fiction, Crime, Literature, Horror, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Modern Classics
ratings_count: 694645
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
publisher: Penguin Classics