« L’homme n’est pas une créature destinée au bonheur. Voilà. Il est confronté à cette angoisse qui n’existe pas chez l’animal : la conscience du futur. Et plus encore, celle de la mort. »
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These are the Jane Austen novels owned by Anthony Burgess's first wife Llewela Wilson (usually known as Lynne). Lynne once fell ill on holiday in Morocco. To help her recover, William S. Burroughs read Austen to her in a sombre tone. Just what the doctor ordered.

David Bowie started 'speaking in a Yorkshire accent' after watching A Clockwork Orange. mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-…

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Does the ABC section of your bookshelf look like this? From Abba Abba to Cyrano de Bergerac by way of several A Clockwork Oranges and a collection of Byrnes, all by Anthony Burgess.

Manchester Literature Festival Northern Book Lovers Alliance Burgess Foundation Contact Thank you for your help. Missing Manchester & especially the brilliant literary festival since I moved to the South East. Hope to get back for a visit.

Manchester Literature Festival Christine Morgan Burgess Foundation Contact Thank you!

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Two earthly powers: The TLS reviews Anthony Burgess's The Devil Prefers Mozart. (£) the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-d…

This line comes from A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. It is an interesting outlook, one that’s quite pessimistic but also realistic. 

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France Musique: Tendez l'oreille ! Anthony Burgess compose... comme il parle. Christophe Dilys répond à un auditeur qui souhaite écouter du Burgess: radiofrance.fr/francemusique/…

Christine Morgan Northern Book Lovers Alliance Thanks Christine. We recommend talking to our colleagues Burgess Foundation or Contact Both are fabulous venues that accommodate the number you are looking for and have excellent cafe-bars. Good luck with your event!

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Portrait by my father
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Will your review stand out from the others? The judging process is underway for the Observer / Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism. We plan to announce a longlist on 23 April, with a shortlist to follow at the end of the month. Thanks to all of our writers – good luck!

The Devil Prefers Mozart is #AnthonyBurgess 's new collection of essays about music and musicians. He writes about everything from classical music to heavy metal.

Carcanet Press is offering 25% off the book at their webstore until 15 April. Use code IABFDPM25: carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexe…

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#AnthonyBurgess had OPINIONS! Here he is pitting #Beethoven against #Purcell and #Elgar in The Devil Prefers Mozart, a new collection of his essays on music.

Carcanet Press is offering 25% off the book at their webstore with code IABFDPM25 until 15 April: carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexe…

Burgess Foundation Chepooka, eh? 🙂

Quote in full (1/2): 'Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony remains what it always was – a gorgeous tapestry of sound whose sense lies in its tonal patterns, not in what the words are saying. Is it the greatest music ever composed?...