{"product_id":"clockwork-orange","title":"Clockwork Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language ... a very funny book'' William S. Burroughs \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Alex doesn''t just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven''s ninth. He and his gang of \u003ci\u003edroogs\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange \u003c\/i\u003eis both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist and a serious exploration of the morality of free will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his introduction, Blake Morrison situates \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange \u003c\/i\u003ewithin 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 \u003ci\u003eNadsat\u003c\/i\u003e argot spoken by Alex and his \u003ci\u003edroogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and examines the influences on Burgess''s unique, eternally original style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Blake Morrison\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303561339262,"sku":"NW9780141182605","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141182605.jpg?v=1778236759","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/clockwork-orange","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}