{"product_id":"9780141182605-a-clockwork-orange","title":"A Clockwork Orange","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language . a very funny book' William S. Burroughs \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of \u003ci\u003edroogs\u003c\/i\u003e 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, and the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovico Technique, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day. The basis for Stanley Kubrick's notorious 1971 film, \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange \u003c\/i\u003eis both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist and a serious exploration of the morality of free will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his introduction, Blake Morrison situates \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange \u003c\/i\u003ewithin the context of Anthony Burgess's many other works, explores the author's unhappiness with the Stanley Kubrick film version, analyses the composition of the \u003ci\u003eNadsat\u003c\/i\u003e argot spoken by Alex and his \u003ci\u003edroogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and examines the influences on Burgess's unique, eternally original style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Blake Morrison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943003074657,"sku":"9780141182605","price":8.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33741324_c1a7eac5-2d99-4c9a-a9c5-fc5f710336f6.jpg?v=1744404302","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141182605-a-clockwork-orange","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}