Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Novel Research

For this assignment, I did research on the author of "A Clockwork Orange" Anthony Burgess. I discovered that he actually died the year I was born which is 1993. Not only was Burgess an author but he was also a poet, playwrighter, composer, and a translator as he was familiar with multiple launguages. Which might explain the diverse vocabulary he uses throughout the story. While Burgess was skilled at writing books he also was very talented at producing music. Burgess composed roughly over 250 musical symphonies. Truly, man of many talents and desires. Burgess took the military route in 1946 and started out as an unpoular and useless Army private and eventually made it all the way to being promoted to seargent. After Burgess was fed up and exhausted with his posistion in the military he decided to take a safer career decison and become a teacher. He worked as a lecturer in speech and drama and was very successful in doing so. Its safe to say Burgess did it all. While "A Clockwork Orange" was his most accomplished creation. He also starred in performances on radio stations providing insightful input and a successful screenwriter. In Burgess's career he published thirty three different novels or biographies. Honored through his career as an educated scholar, Burgess achieved graduation at St Andrews, Birmingham, Manchester universities. Burgess's flourishing living came to an unfortunate end on November 22nd, 1993. The cause of death was said to be from lung cancer as Burgess was a heavy smoker over the years. A lifespan that lasted 76 years, Burgess was gifted in the ways of arts, literture, and musical talent. To this very day, Burgess's novels are still read throughout the world and loved by so many due to his distinct vocabulary and unique writing style. A famous Britain author, Anthony Burgess will always be remembered

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