{"product_id":"a-clockwork-orange-paperback","title":"A Clockwork Orange: Play with Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Burgess's stage play of his infamous cult novel and film of the same name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex and his vicious teenage gang revel in horrific violence, mugging and gang rape. Alex also revels in the music of Beethoven. The Gang communicates in a language which is as complicated as their actions. When a drug-fuelled night of fun ends in murder, Alex is finally busted and banged up. He is given a choice - be brainwashed into good citizenship and set free, or face a lifetime inside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Burgess's play with music, based on his own provocative 1962 novella of the same name, was first published in 1987. \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a film classic by Stanley Kubrick in 1971 and was dramatizes by the RSC in 1990.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiographical play based on the life of Sid James, star British movie series Carry-On.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer - during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an unoperable brain tumour in 1959, Burgess became a full-time writer and went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include: \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Enderby, Tremor of Intent \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of the Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133962293383,"sku":"9780413735904","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0ab9ed7613239fd4716090ac3eca8f12.webp?v=1732638040","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-clockwork-orange-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}