A Clockwork Orange
- 作者:Anthony Burgess
- 出版社:Penguin Group UK
- 出版日期:2000-02-24
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0141182601
- ISBN13:9780141182605
- 裝訂:平裝 / 176頁 / 12.9 x 1 x 19.8 cm / 普通級 / 單色印刷 / 初版
本書描述一個生活在英國未來社會的問題少年,由於青春期的躁動,走上犯罪之路,做盡壞事。後來受到社會制裁,被剝奪自由意志;經過複雜的思想改造療程,他重新融入社會,意識到自己不過是上帝手中的一個發條橘子……
Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of a society overrun by nihilistic violence and governed by a menacing totalitarian state, A Clockwork Orange includes an introduction by Blake Morrison in Penguin Modern Classics.
Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr Brodsky, and the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovico Technique, he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day. The basis for Stanley Kubrick's notorious 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange is both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist and a serious exploration of the morality of free will.
In his introduction, Blake Morrison situates A Clockwork Orange within the context of Anthony Burgess's many other works, explores the author's unhappiness with the Stanley Kubrick film version, analyses the composition of the Nadsat argot spoken by Alex and his droogs, and examines the influences on Burgess's unique, eternally original style.
Anthony Burgess (1917-93) was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer - during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 1959, Burgess became a full-time writer and went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include: The Complete Enderby, Tremor of Intent, The Kingdom of the Wicked and A Clockwork Orange.
作者簡介
安東尼.伯吉斯(Anthony Burgess, 1917 ~ 1993)
英國當代著名小說家、劇作家、評論家和作曲家。1917年2月25日出生於曼徹斯特一個天主教中產階級家庭,擔任出納員的父親業餘時在酒吧演奏鋼琴,母親為音樂家及舞蹈家。兩歲時母親因流行性感冒去世。
伯吉斯在曼徹斯特大學主修英國文學和英語語音學,1940年畢業後,二次大戰期間在英國皇家陸軍醫療團服役六年。1946-50年在伯明罕大學任教,1950-54年在班伯里中學擔任英語教師。1954-59年被官方派駐馬來西亞及汶萊,負責教育工作;這段時間他累積了大量創作素材,完成《馬來亞三部曲》。伯吉斯最初想成為一位作曲家,1959年他被診斷得了不治之症,於是返國當了職業作家,希望為妻子留下一些生活保障,然而最後證明診斷錯誤。六○年代以後,他陸續發表了三十多部小說和其他作品,除了描寫異國風情,也諷喻本國的奇風異俗。1970-71年他在普林斯頓大學擔任客座教授,1972-73年為紐約市立大學的講座教授,1976年成為紐約大學水牛城分校的駐校作家。
伯吉斯生平著作超過五十部,曾獲諾貝爾獎提名,其最有名的小說為《發條橘子》,這部小說使他被譽為具有喜劇和諷刺天才的小說家。此外他還著有《孤掌難鳴》、《缺少的種子》、《恩德比先生的內心》、《聖維納斯之夜》、《恩德比的外貌》、《恩德比的結局》、《塵世權力》、《邪惡者的王國》和、《鋼琴手》等。其中「恩德比」系列為一系列的幽默小說,一般咸認為恩德比即為伯吉斯本人的化身;而《塵世權力》被許多批評家公認為其最好的一部小說。伯吉斯的作品探討現代社會的困境,用詞極富創造性,且趣味橫生,但主題嚴肅認真,並有一種古怪的暗示。除了寫長、短篇小說,伯吉斯也以文學批評著稱,他還撰寫電影劇本,翻譯戲劇作品,並著有海明威、喬伊斯和莎士比亞等人的傳記。
伯吉斯希望人們視他為寫小說的音樂家,而非一個會作曲的小說家,因為「音樂是一種較為純潔的藝術,它與人類活動沒有直接關係,全然獨立於道德判斷之外」。他譜寫了許多樂曲,包括交響樂曲、歌劇和爵士樂曲;喬伊斯的喪禮舉行時,收音機播放的正是伯吉斯的音樂作品。
1993年,安東尼.伯吉斯病逝於倫敦。
Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer - during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an unoperable brain tumour in 1959, Burgess became a full-time writer and went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include: The Complete Enderby, Tremor of Intent, The Kingdom of the Wicked and A Clockwork Orange.