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A Clockwork Orange

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4 out of 5
Based on 242,420 Ratings and 6,171 Reviews

Book Description
In this 1962 classic, a novelistic exploration of modern crime and punishment, Alex is the 15-year-old leader of his gang of "droogs" thriving in the ultraviolent future as prophetically imagined by Burgess. Speaking a bizarre Russian-derived slang, Alex and his friends freely pillage and slash their way across a nightmarish urban landscape until Alex is captured by the judicial arm of the state. ... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (73 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages160
ISBN-100140032193
ISBN-13978-0140032192
Publication Date/1988
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About Anthony Burgess (Author) : Anthony Burgess is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Anthony Burgess include A Clockwork Orange.
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12/31/2010 Lin Di tagged as: I recommend, I read

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