Anthony Burgess

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's 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 said was chiefly responsible for the populari... More

Date of birth:

  • Feb 25, 1917

Date of death:

  • Nov 22, 1993 (age 76 years)

Also known as:

  • John Burgess Wilson,
  • Joseph Kell,
  • A. Burgess,
  • Anthony Burges
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  • 2008

The 50 greatest British writers since 1945 of 2008

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