A Clockwork Orange

About “A Clockwork Orange”

A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. Set in a near-future society, it follows the violent exploits of its teenage protagonist, Alex, who narrates his actions in a Russian-influenced slang called "Nadsat." The novel explores Alex's encounters with state authorities trying to reform him. Burgess wrote the book in three weeks as a jeu d'esprit. It was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923 and named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The original manuscript is housed at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. It is regarded as a significant and influential dystopian work.