About this work of fiction
发条橙 = A clockwork orange Fa tiao cheng = A clockwork orange by 伯吉斯 Burgess, Anthony 1917-1993 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
<p>The only American edition of the cult classic novel.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p><P>After his youthful adventures of raping and pillaging, Alex finds himself in prison. When he volunteers for an experiment, his sentence is commuted to two weeks. The experiment leaves him physically incapable of doing wrong and releases him back into the world. However, when he repeatedly runs into people he has wronged in the past, his real suffering begins. This audiobook gives new life to Burgess's tale of recklessly violent youth, free will and true redemption. While Malcolm McDowell forever infused viewers with the look of Alex in the film, Tom Hollander performs an even more amazing feat. With a smooth, almost lyrical, crisp voice, Hollander delivers Burgess's "nadsat" dialect to readers with such rhythmic cadence that listeners will easily understand the extensive slang used throughout the book. This unabridged production also includes the 21st chapter, which was not dramatized in the film or in the book's original U.S. publication. The audiobook opens with a brief note by Burgess on living with the book's legacy. The final CD features selected readings by Burgess from a prev
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- 伯吉斯 Burgess, Anthony 1917-1993
- Publisher
- 南京:译林出版社
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780808581949
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction