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Anthony Burgess' epic masterpiece follows the lives of two men who each represent different kinds of earthly power. Kenneth Toomey is an eminent novelist, world-famous homosexual, and a man who has outlived his contemporaries to survive into honoured, bitter, luxurious old age as a celebrity... read more

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It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was in bed with my catamite when Ali announced that the archbishop had come to see me.

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This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 98 of 96 in Waterstone's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The BFG, and followed by I, Claudius.

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  1. Anthony Burgess (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Hutchinson
Country: England
Publication Date: 1980
ISBN: 0091439108
Page Count: 648

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