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Overview edit
Bibliography
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(1998)
One Man's Chorus: The Uncollected Writings
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(1996)
The Complete Enderby
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(1995)
Byrne
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(1993)
A Dead Man in Deptford
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(1991)
On Mozart: A Paean for Wolfgang : Being a Celestial Colloquy, an Opera Libretto, a Film Script, a Schizophrenic Dialogue, a Bewildered Rumination, A
Personal edit
- Legal name: Anthony Burgess
- Birthdate: February 25, 1917
- Birthplace: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Nationality: British
- Gender: Male
- Official Website: http://www.anthonyburgess.org/
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Spy Fiction, Satire, Dystopia
- Date of death: November 22, 1993 (aged 76)
- Burial location: Monaco, Monaco
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Overview
British author and linguist, perhaps best known today for A Clockwork Orange.Resources
- Nadsat Dictionary: It gives the meaning and possibly origin of various words used in A Clockwork Orange.
| Word | Meaning | Origin |
| Bezoomy | Mad | Russian: Byezoomiyi/mad, insane |
| Dook | Ghost | Gypsy: Dook/magic & Russian: Dukh/Spirit/ghost |
| Vaysay | Washroom/Toilet | French: W.C. (pron. Vey-sey)/watercloset |
