A Clockwork Orange
/ə ˌklɒkwɜːk ˈɒrɪndʒ/
/ə ˌklɑːkwɜːrk ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
- a novel (1962) by Anthony Burgess which was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971. The story is set in the future and is about a young man, Alex, who loves violence and the music of Beethoven. The characters all speak a future version of English invented by the author.
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