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La storia di Alex, della violenza che si porta dentro e di quella del mondo cinico e ottuso che pensa di poterlo curare. Un grande classico contemporaneo, terrificante e meraviglioso. «Per molti versi il libro sono io: perché quello che scriviamo riguarda molto quello che siamo. E il libro rivela una battaglia interiore con questa idea: quella del male. Non solo il male, ma il pericolo di provare a correggerlo. In linea di mass...

Meet Sparrow—a curious young birder eager to explore her neighborhood’s surroundings—in this STEM picture book written by a professional wildlife ornithologist. Sparrow sets out for a day of birding, where she watches, listens, and identifies the many types of birds around her through their color (red—a cardinal), song (“Cheer up! Cheer up!”—a robin), and movement (flitting backward, forward, and even upside down—a hummingbird). Using her note...

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Anthony Burgess's brilliance as an essayist and his passion for music are united in The Devil Prefers Mozart, the largest collection of his music essays ever assembled.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enou...

Semi-autobiographical reflection on the author's experience of having been the subject of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange in 1971.

From the acclaimed author of the dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange, The Wanting Seed is an inventive, thought-provoking and darkly absurd novel set in a work rampant with overpopulation. The Wanting Seed is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics.As governments struggle to maintain order in the face of overpopulation and food shortages and homosexuality is glorified in an attempt to furthe...

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Die Romane "Der Feind in der Decke" (The Enemy in the Blanket, 1958) und "Die Betten im Orient" (Beds in the East, 1959) des britischen Schriftstellers Anthony Burgess bilden zusammen mit seinem ersten veröffentlichten Roman, "Jetzt ein Tiger" (1956), die berühmte Malaya-Trilogie. Sie handelt von der Schlussphase der britischen Kolonialpräsenz auf der malaiischen Halb­insel, wo Burgess von 1954 bis zum offiziellen Abzug der Briten 1957 als Leh...

Die Romane "Der Feind in der Decke" (The Enemy in the Blanket, 1958) und "Die Betten im Orient" (Beds in the East, 1959) des britischen Schriftstellers Anthony Burgess bilden zusammen mit seinem ersten veröffentlichten Roman, "Jetzt ein Tiger" (1956), die berühmte Malaya-Trilogie. Sie handelt von der Schlussphase der britischen Kolonialpräsenz auf der malaiischen Halb­insel, wo Burgess von 1954 bis zum offiziellen Abzug der Briten 1957 als Leh...

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