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Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson)(1917 – 1993) An English writer, critic, librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, broadcaster, translator, linguist, educationalist and composer, which eventually became one of the best known English literary figures of the latter half of the twentieth century. His best known novel is "A Clockwork Orange". He produced numerous other novels, including the "Enderby quartet", and "Earthly Powers", regarded by most critics as his greatest novel. Also he produced critical works on Joyce, Lawrence, Hemingway and Shakespeare, and studies of language and of pornography. He also composed over 250 musical works, and wanted to be regarded primarily as a composer rather than a writer. Best known by his pen names: Anthony Burgess, John Burgess Wilson, Joseph Kell. I didn't think; I experimented. It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going. Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. |