(024806) Lewis, Roger. Anthony Burgess. London: Faber & Faber, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 434 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. Anthony Burgess (1917-1993), was an English novelist and critic. Many of his novels reflect his interest in languages and their evolution. The characters of Burgess' best- known novel, A Clockwork Orange (1962) , speak a language that he invented. The novel tells about young men who react violently against a dehumanized society of the near future. Burgess wrote novels on political satire, spies, history, religion,and the love life of the English playwright William Shakespeare. His other novels include Honey for the Bears (1963) , Napoleon Symphony (1974) , and Earthly Powers (1980) ISBN: 0571204929 (Burgess, Anthony, Novelists)
