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Cover of “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962

240 pages

Alex, a teenager who loves violence and classical music, leads his gang through nights of brutal crime. When the state captures him, it offers to cure his impulses with an experimental treatment, making him the subject of a system that manufactures both good and evil.

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Dystopia, Villain Protagonist, Satire, Philosophical

Content warnings: Sexual violence

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