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Anthony Burgess

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Also known as John Anthony Burgess Wilson, John Burgess Wilson, Joseph Kell

English writer and composer (1917–1993)

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Anthony Burgess, born John Anthony Burgess Wilson on 25 February 1917 in Manchester, England, was a British writer, journalist, translator, and screenwriter. He served in the British Army and was educated at the Victoria University of Manchester. His professional career included teaching positions at Princeton University, the University at Buffalo, Columbia University, and the University of Birmingham. He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature and wrote in English.

Burgess is known for works such as *A Clockwork Orange*, *Urgent Copy*, *The Norton Reader*, and *Literature*. He received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. A follower of the Catholic Church, he died of lung cancer on 22 November 1993 in St John's Wood, London. He was buried in Monaco.

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Person · Open Library

Born
25 February 1917
Died
22 November 1993
Works
171

Top works

  • The Norton reader -- thirteenth edition
  • Clockwork Orange (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
  • Literature--Twelfth Edition
  • Urgent copy
  • A Clockwork Orange

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Manchester, England, UK

John Anthony Burgess Wilson (/ˈbɜːrdʒəs/; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel. Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television…

Known for

  • Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange' — Self (archive footage)2000
  • James Joyce's 'Ulysses' — Self1988
  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers — Self1988
  • Make It New - a portrait of Anthony Burgess — Self1984
  • À propos de 'La guerre du feu' — Self1981
  • Apostrophes — Self1975
  • Lots of Fun at Finnegans Wake, with Anthony Burgess — Self1973
  • Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
  • All My Loving — Self1968

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1917
Active to
1993

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,524
Total plays
16,805

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John Burgess Wilson (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) — who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess — was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess' most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works. It was adapted into a highly controversial 1971 film by Stanley Kubrick; which Burgess says is chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/A

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Wilson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Manchester
Place of death
London
Educated at
Victoria University of Manchester
Employer
University of Birmingham
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Catholic Church
Notable work
A Clockwork Orange
Military branch
British Army
Image
Anthony Burgess (cropped).jpg
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cause of death
lung cancer
date of birth
1917-02-25
date of death
1993-11-22
Commons category
Anthony Burgess
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Category:Anthony Burgess
birth name
John Anthony Burgess Wilson
manner of death
natural causes
member of
Royal Society of Literature
name in native language
Anthony Burgess
pseudonym
Anthony Burgess
place of burial
Monaco
start of work period
1956-00-00
archives at
Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives
personal library at
Harry Ransom Center
ethnic group
English people
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
nominated for
Booker Prize
P12674
Adelberg
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Encyclopedic overview

John Anthony Burgess Wilson (/ˈbɜːrdʒəs/; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English writer and composer.

Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel. Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth. He worked as a literary critic for several publications, including The Observer and The Guardian, and wrote studies of classic writers, notably James Joyce. A versatile linguist, Burgess lectured in phonetics, and translated Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus Rex, and the opera Carmen, among others. Burgess was nominated and shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973.

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