Clockwork Orange Book Cover
It is set in a dismal dystopian england and presents a first person account of a juvenile delinquent who undergoes state sponsored psychological rehabilitation for his aberrant behavior.
Clockwork orange book cover. A clockwork orange covers from the past fifty years images a clockwork orange is a unique novel that thanks to stanley kubricks 1971 film has become a fundamental cultural touchstone. And when the state undertakes to reform alex to redeem him the novel asks at what cost this edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition and burgesss introduction a clockwork orange resucked. This 184 page editions dust jacket states its original price of 395 on front flap of jacket. It wasnt until 1987 that norton published the new american edition complete with the final chapter.
A graphically chilling design for anthony burgess a clockwork orange. Written in the imagined youthful language of nadsat it touches on teenage violence and questions of free will. A clockwork orange anthony burgess a clockwork orange is a dystopian novel by english writer anthony burgess published in 1962. Pelhams cover design for the anthony burgess classic was not the original.
Im going to go out on a limb and say that david pelhams cover of a clockwork orange might never have been considered iconic had it not been for stanley kubrick. They may say you cant judge a book by its cover but some book covers have become iconic and inseparable from. Published the first us edition of a clockwork orange without the final chapter in new york in 1963. A clockwork orange dust jacket from the first edition authoranthony burgess cover artistbarry trengove countryunited kingdom languageenglish genrescience fiction dystopian fiction satire black comedy published1962 media typeprint audio book pages192 pages 176 pages isbn0 434 09800 0 oclc4205836 a clockwork orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by english writer anthony burgess published in 1962.
Aug 18 2013 explore kaitlyn obriens board a clockwork orange book covers on pinterest. A clockwork orange novel by anthony burgess published in 1962. A clockwork orange is a frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. It is set in a near future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence.
Set in a near future english society featuring a subculture of extreme youth violence the teenage protagonist alex narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. See more ideas about orange book clockwork orange clockwork.